Let's Discuss the Society Behind George Orwell's "1984"

[The New California Republic]

Eritrea is the country that broke away from Ethiopia and took the costline with them. Ethiopia was thriving till that point, so it makes you wonder to what extent landlockedness has fucked them over...

I mean, I would have looked it up, but I was asking because I thought it was some kind of a fictional nation. I didn't know there was a country named it.

But again that would have become clear if you had just looked it up in the first place.

[The Sapmi]

The issue with this idea is that the proles in 1984 didn't know of a better life, whilst citizens in East Germany saw their western counterparts thrive. Even presuming the world situation of 1984 as said by Oceania is correct, the borders between Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia are split off by border territories, and most of that is likely in pure ruins.
I'd say the more likely centre of revolt is in these disputed territories; many slave revolts have occurred, and would require a global effort to contain. Who knows, maybe this is why the allegiences switch so often.

But the proles of the older generation would know a better life. They'd pass such stories on to their kids, until, after enough generations, there were rumours of a better life somewhere out there. Not to mention the proles sho work for party members directly, and directly see what luxuries they get.

They probably split up families. They destroyed the family unit, so that any crimethinkers would be betrayed by their children. Do you think they'd trust the ramblings of a man who they don't think of much? Besides, for all we know, all citizens of Oceania may go into Room 101 sometime in their lives. If Parsons was put in there, then so could any otherwise-law abiding citizens.
They probably forced the proles who work directly for the Inner Party to be celibate, or managed to get them to forget this entirely or believe it to be natural through some extreme doublethink or even that the servants are themselves inner party members doing a job.

[Nuroblav]

I just finished reading it a few days ago. The kind of society that is portrayed in the book I think is possible (and we have places in real life that have come close).

[Heloin]

I thought it was a fake nation, but it really exists. By the way, I wasn't asking you, so if you can step aside, that'd be great.

Eritrea is the country that broke away from Ethiopia and took the costline with them. Ethiopia was thriving till that point, so it makes you wonder to what extent landlockedness has fucked them over...

That's a funny way to describe the Derg.