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One meaning of "war is peace" could be that they want to keep the people poor so there is no revolt against them. The quote "In principle the war effort is always so planned as to eat up any surplus that might exist after meeting the bare needs of the population". By the war "eat up any surplus" it keeps the people poor and hungry relying on the ruling class. This also keeps the peace because of the lack of resources for the people of Oceania.

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"War is peace" could mean that in order to keep the society the way that the leaders of Oceania want it they have to keep the war. In 1984 the author states "materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable, and hence, in the long run too intelligent." This helps the ruling class keep the other classes where they need them to be. If they did not have that there would be more people rooting against them.

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"War is peace" one meaning could be that the people have been dealing with this war for so long that they have grown accustomed to the war. The author shows the further dehumanization to the war using this quote "War, therefore, if we judge it by the standards of previous wars, it merely an imposture.". If a war goes on for so long the people can begin to live in peace with the war.

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A meaning of the "war is peace" slogan is used to show that the war they are in is a safety factor in order to keep their society. In the quote "War was a safeguard of sanity .... the ruling classes were concerned it was probably the most important safeguard." The society that they are living in, the ruling class needs the war to continue in order to keep the society how they want it. In the quote the phrasing "War was a safeguard of sanity" the war essentially keeps the people in Oceania inside so they cannot see what life on the outside world is like. This also further shows another way that the people are stuck in the dystopian world. With the slogan the "war is peace" helps further the idea that a constant war helps keep the society safe.

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One meaning of "war is peace" could be that keeping the people in poverty means that they need war. Which gives them more control it is shown in the quote "The primary aim of modern warfare is to use up the products of the machine without raising the general standard of living." This furthers the idea that war keeps the peace in their society.

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“All that is needed is that a state of war should exist. ”

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War is peace is a slogan used to show that as long as bodies form to go against others everything is alright and this is evident through the following quote “In so far as the war has a direct economic purpose” meaning that despite anything else it is a reason for them to go above others “ normalizing “ the war and

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The slogan “war is peace” is represented by the quote “War, however, is no longer the desperate, annihilating struggle that it was in the early decades of the twentieth century. “ this supports the slogan through an appeal of logos which furthers the thought of war being normalized as changes have occurred over time making it less of a hassle as it’s been in the past

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“It was now impossible for any human being to prove by documentary evidence that the war with Eurasia had ever happened.”

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“Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia.”