This
question is in reference to the "Two Minute's Hate," a daily ritual in Oceania where
members of the Outer Party must witness a film that depicts enemies of the state. During this
period, they are reported to become angry, violent, and prone to mob mentality. They even
interact physically with the film, throwing objects and trash at the screens.is made incredibly
uncomfortable by the effect that the Two Minute's Hate has on the crowd, saying that it it's
impossible to ignore and even participate in, and the feeling is like an "electric
current."
Specifically, the film depicts Emmanuel Goldstein and his
followers in "The Brotherhood," considered by the general populace to be the utmost
enemies of civilization as they know it. Goldstein is the noted author of the book The
Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism, and is considered to be an
intellectual and physical threat to the values of the Party. Over the course of the video, his
face morphs into that of a sheep. This is meant to ridicule and dehumanize Goldstein, and
inspire further hatred among viewers. It is implied that perhaps Goldstein and the Brotherhood
are fabrications of the Ministry of Truth and do not even exist as separate entities. By this
logic, the daily films only exist to give the people of the Outer Party something at which to
direct their existential anger. It is in the in the Ministry of Truth's best interest if this
object of ridicule is also something that reportedly opposes the state.
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