 They had reverted to a style of life that appeared to be natural to them, a sort of ancestral pattern. Heavy physical work, the care of home and children, petty quarrels with neighbors, films, football, beer, and above all, gambling filled up the horizon of their minds. To keep them in control was not difficult. Wow, who said that? George Orwell said that. He said it in 1984. I've got an excerpt from it here. It shows a crowd of people