
1984 was started after WW1 - in the USA
addiction is freedom...Bernays believed: “The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society.” As a result, Bernays stated that he could encourage women to smoke by linking cigarettes to notions of freedom and rebellion. — https://omeka.uottawa.ca/jmccutcheon/exhibits/show/american-women-in-tobacco-adve/torches-of-freedom-campaign (1928)
The Control Of The Social Mind : Weeks, Arland. D (1923)
https://archive.org/details/controlofthesoci032540mbp#1984 #1923 #1928 #
USA