Many modifications in private and public life took place. Privacy ceasing to exist, all new houses were glass-built, curtains abolished, walls pulled down. Police went, the entire legal structure vanished overnight - a man does not litigate against himself. A parody of Parliament remained, to deal with foreign affairs, but party politics, elections, leaders in newspapers (even newspapers themselves) were scrapped.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Societal structures like privacy and law have collapsed or changed drastically in this setting.
- In plain terms
- Privacy is gone and laws are removed in this new society.
- What can you take from it?
- Social structures can change radically and permanently.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines a functioning society?
- Is privacy essential for freedom?
Another view
This depiction is extreme and may not reflect realistic social evolution.
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