1984 Comes to Walmart: Is the United States Becoming Oceania?


If you have read or seen George Orwell's 1984, you understand how the government of Oceania communicates its rhetoric and watches its people through video monitors. Here is a scene from the most recent screen adaptation of 1984.



Guess what. Big Sis Janet Napolitano is teaming up with Walmart to put monitors at checkout lines in Walmart to push the Department of Homeland Security's rhetoric.

More than 230 Walmart stores nationwide launched the “If You See Something, Say Something” campaign today, with a total of 588 Walmart stores in 27 states joining in the coming weeks. A short video message, available here, will play at select checkout locations to remind shoppers to contact local law enforcement to report suspicious activity.

Is the United States becoming Oceania?