Unfortunately modern technology makes the Chinese one party state quite capable of dominating its population at a scale unknown in the west. The enormous capacity of data storage computer sophistication, the continuing development of biorecognition data and AI make this a real threat.

But to claim that Britain and the U.S. monitors the population as much as any other country does - with cameras, among other methods - both reached the situation described in 1984 around 1980, I would guess is to be light on the facts and heavy on the presuppositions.

It's true that it's a real issue. It's not true that it's being addressed the same everywhere. That is a fatuous statement.

For instance, Winnie the Pooh is welcome in the West. We've even got a brand new movie coming out about him (Christopher Robin).