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1984 | Ch. 17.3 - Obedience by Design
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan dive into Chapter 17.3 of Orwell’s 1984, where Goldstein’s manifesto outlines how perpetual war preserves power, not peace. From floating fortresses that serve no purpose to a society engineered to stay just uncomfortable enough, Jennifer and Dan unpack the twisted logic of manufactured scarcity and distraction.
Things To Listen For:
Jennifer’s dried mango ASMR interlude mid-rant
Why building useless weapons is the whole point
A real-life story about a “mosquito bomb” that wasn’t
The growing suspicion that all three superstates might be one…
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