Ok, here's a real life example then. My parents were on Skype to me today, and my Dad was talking about some controversial topic or another - a couple of times

Ok, here's a real life example then. My parents were on Skype to me today, and my Dad was talking about some controversial topic or another - a couple of times my mum said "you can't say that over the internet, people are listening". Furthermore I actually disagree that self censorship is the key component of an Orwellian society. I think surveillance itself is the key component. Reading the interpretation below I challenge you to deny that the US and many other governments aren't well on their way to the dystopia described by Orwell. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orwellian#Meanings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orwellian#Meanings Police charging through your house without permission whist you sit back and say 'they are just doing their job' is the epitome of an Orwellian society.