Pretty cool so far. Thinking about this has actually got me to actually read the book (I'd read through all the themes and such on Wikipedia before), so between the two I have some questions.
Was The Theory And Practice Of Oligarchical Collectivism actually written by Goldstien in this timeline? My guess is some version of it was written by him, but the copy that Winston gets a hold of has been intentionally warped by the Inner Party committee that use it to inspire despair in those who question Party Orthodoxy, since there's nowhere else they could go. I take it there's something of a warped truth to the books geopolitics though, right? I think I recall you mentioning a "Neo-Bolshivism" Party.
I also wonder how you'll work Airstrip One claiming to be an outlying province of a great, largely American dominated Oceania. Is the reason to strip the citizens of any sense of English nationalism that could be turned against the Party, the idea that they're just an imperial dependency in a larger empire?
Was your quip about "English Socialism" from a Conservative just an ironic turn of phrase? I highly doubt that Conservatives would be at the Root of Ingsoc.
I'm also a little worried about the time frame; an official on a telescreen announces the results of the 'Ninth Three Year Plan' early on, and by Winston's reckoning his Mother was purged in the "Great Purge of the Fifties", around 56 or 57, but from what I've ready Oceania seems to be seen as respectable on the world stage until the late 60s. Just curious how this all works out.
Hope these questions aren't too irritating, love what you've done so far.
Was The Theory And Practice Of Oligarchical Collectivism actually written by Goldstien in this timeline? My guess is some version of it was written by him, but the copy that Winston gets a hold of has been intentionally warped by the Inner Party committee that use it to inspire despair in those who question Party Orthodoxy, since there's nowhere else they could go. I take it there's something of a warped truth to the books geopolitics though, right? I think I recall you mentioning a "Neo-Bolshivism" Party.
I also wonder how you'll work Airstrip One claiming to be an outlying province of a great, largely American dominated Oceania. Is the reason to strip the citizens of any sense of English nationalism that could be turned against the Party, the idea that they're just an imperial dependency in a larger empire?
Was your quip about "English Socialism" from a Conservative just an ironic turn of phrase? I highly doubt that Conservatives would be at the Root of Ingsoc.
I'm also a little worried about the time frame; an official on a telescreen announces the results of the 'Ninth Three Year Plan' early on, and by Winston's reckoning his Mother was purged in the "Great Purge of the Fifties", around 56 or 57, but from what I've ready Oceania seems to be seen as respectable on the world stage until the late 60s. Just curious how this all works out.
Hope these questions aren't too irritating, love what you've done so far.
