Is America moving forward towards the totalitarianism of Oceania or are we retreating from it?

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This is a research assignment and the requirements are to pick two quotes from George Orwell’s book “1984” and explain the context of those quotes to support whichever direction you are taking, in response to the question: Is America moving forward towards the totalitarianism of Oceania or are we retreating from it? Also, two recent articles are needed to prove the thesis: America is or isn’t moving towards totalitarianism. The articles must be from a competent news sources and cited in a bibliography in MLA format. This research assignment can be a minimum of 2 pages and 5-6 paragraphs.The following file is an image of the requirements in more detail:

Solution:

It is not accurate to say that America is either moving towards or away from totalitarianism, as totalitarianism is a specific form of authoritarian government characterized by a single, centralized power that wields absolute control over all aspects of society and individual life. America, as a democratic country with multiple branches of government and a constitution that protects individual freedoms and rights, does not have a totalitarian government. It is important to be mindful of the potential for any country to slide towards authoritarianism, but it is not productive or accurate to compare contemporary political situations to fictional dystopian societies…….