I was thinking today about what attributes would create a near perfect dystopian society where personal freedom would be nearly expunged and the masses would work for the fiscal benefit of a select few. This is what I came up with. Boy would I hate to live somewhere like this!
1. An educational system that emphasizes rote memorization over critical thinking, accomplished by heavy emphasis on subjects such as math, science, and chemistry.
2. A meticulously censored internet with blocked access to social networking sites and blogs. State controlled media and newspapers. Broad censorship of books and movies.
3. State suppressed history and the altering of historical facts that are deemed "too negative".
4. Politicians and government with no accountability to the people.
5. Almost universal distrust of the safety of the air, food, and water, which in turn causes people to live in a constant state of fear.
6. A massive gap between rich and poor, though enough money is trickled down to make the poor and middle class veracious consumers, which coincidentally is one of the only paths to an identity.
7. Widespread destruction of the environment all for the profit of the elite.
8. Air pollution so pervasive that it causes a general malaise and depression.
9. Architecture and housing so sterile and aesthetically unappealing that no comfort can be found in people's immediate surroundings.
10. Subtle daily reenforcement that people are animals, like lack of public restrooms, lack of seating in public areas and parks, and insufficient sewage facilities that causes communities to reek of raw sewage.
11. Overabundance of low-wage, poorly educated security personnel stationed at housing developments, schools, businesses, etc., to reenforce a submissive posture for inhabitants.
12. Cameras everywhere filming everything. People under constant surveillance.
13. A massive population of workers selected to be submissive and apathetic.
14. A non-transparent legal system.
15. Severe consequences for even basic dissent.
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