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Well, we know Oceania had buses. And no traffic laws ("In Oceania there is no law.") You should note that the Ingsoc party opposition to private car ownership
by eesmith 3y ago
Well, we know Oceania had buses. And no traffic laws ("In Oceania there is no law.")
You should note that the Ingsoc party opposition to private car ownership also applies to top-hats (part of the "uniform of the capitalists"):
> Big Brother figured as the leader and guardian of the Revolution since its very earliest days. His exploits had been gradually pushed backwards in time until already they extended into the fabulous world of the Forties and the Thirties, when the capitalists in their strange cylindrical hats still rode through the streets of London in great gleaming motor cars ...
So going on that interpretation, you can tell we live in a dystopia because almost no one wears top-hats now.