G. E. D. Report #31 - Hope Lies With the Proles

As the censorship levels increase, as the Top of the Pyramid sprints toward the finish line, there are people who have already broken free. In 1984, Orwell talks about the Proles. These 'lower' people don't do any of the things required by the Party, they live as they wish. Now, they are not well off, nor are they consciously holding any power. However, Orwell explains that they have LEVERAGE. They don't know it, but they, through sheer numbers, could defeat the Party quite quickly. Power resides where it is believed to reside. The Proles are too numerous to bring to heel, so the Party ignores them, and tells the Goodthinkers that the Proles are trash. Orwell got many things right. He seems to have been able to not only recognize how massive government power would play out, he seems to have been able to pinpoint the psychological nature of those who crave power.