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George Orwell's 
1984 (1949)

Slide 1 - Diapositive

DILEMMAS
Vote with your gut:
fast and without thinking about it too much

Slide 2 - Diapositive

Being happy is better than being right.
Agree
Disagree

Slide 3 - Sondage

Democracy is just the dictatorship
of the 51 %.
Agree
Disagree

Slide 4 - Sondage

In the future, countries on Earth will become...
More and more democratic
More and more dictatorial

Slide 5 - Sondage

Fear and punishment work better to influence people's behavior than happiness and rewards.
Agree
Disagree

Slide 6 - Sondage

I'd rather have principles and no friends,
than have friends but lie to them about what I really believe.
Agree
Disagree

Slide 7 - Sondage

If the government passes a new law with which I vehemently disagree, it is still my duty as a citizen to try to follow that law.
Agree
Disagree

Slide 8 - Sondage

Strong belief in any one political system means not thinking
Agree
Disagree

Slide 9 - Sondage

Have you read George Orwell's 1984?
A
Yes
B
No

Slide 10 - Quiz

Slide 11 - Vidéo

George Orwell's 1984
- Written in 1948, published in 1949
- Chilling dystopian future
- Warning against totalitarianism of the 1910s-1940s
- One of the most relevant political sci-fi novels ever written
- Let's have a look at what motivated Orwell to write it


Slide 12 - Diapositive

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Slide 13 - Vidéo

01:41
Why would people be puzzled by Orwell warning of the dangers of collectivism?

Slide 14 - Question ouverte

02:26
True or false?
Writing in the 1940s, Orwell thought that it was only a matter of time before the entire world turned collectivist.
A
True
B
False

Slide 15 - Quiz

03:05
Do you think that democratic rights and freedoms would be harder or easier to maintain and defend in a socialist centrally planned economy with a very strong government? If yes, why? If no, why not?

Slide 16 - Question ouverte

04:36
People who only want pleasure and comfort in life can very easily be manipulated into fearful subservience under a strong national government.
A
That's what Orwell said
B
That's not what Orwell said

Slide 17 - Quiz

05:39
Who's right?
Orwell: totalitarianism works best with an angry government and a fearful populace
Huxley: totalitarianism works best with a distracted, fulfilled and drugged populace
Orwell
Huxley

Slide 18 - Sondage

Slide 19 - Vidéo

Slide 20 - Vidéo