186. War is no longer fought with the purpose of victory, but it is still just as hysterical and bloody if not more
187. Each country is so big that the other two would never be able to conquer it, and that they would never need to for any material/economic purpose
187. Cycle of more territory -> more labor -> more arms
188. Boundaries constantly fluctuating
188. "the object of waging war is always to be in a better position in which to wage another war"
188. "The primary aim of modern warfare ... is to use up the products of the machine without raising the general standard of living"
189. The world stopped progressing after the revolution because critical and independent thinking became undesirable
190. Final phase of capitalism - 1920-1940 (refers to Great Depression?)
190. Goal is to control supply but not production
192. You need to have destruction to maintain this certain kind of order and structure, and war justifies that destruction
192. War makes it easy to maintain a wartime mentality in all citizens
193. Innovation is not allowed unless it is used by the Party to combat the humanity of society
195. All three countries have similar atomic siege schemes,
none of which will ever work
196. Countries don't push boundaries too much because they can't have contact with foreigners
196. All 3 superstates have similar tyrannical omnipotent governments, even though everyone in a given country is taught of the barbarism of the other two
197. Therefore conquering a superstate would not accomplish anything because there is nothing one could gain
197. Reference to 2+2=5
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