Are we headed to Room 101?

1984, written in 1949 by George Orwell, is a dystopian novel about the future of society under totalitarian rule after some sort of nuclear confrontation between the major super powers in the world (at that time). Even though the world described by Orwell has not come to be, could his writing nonetheless be predictive of the decline of democracy and freedom in the United States? Is it possible that the U.S. will fall under totalitarian rule? Do the current trends indicate this is the case? Are the appropriate mechanisms in place to allow such a change? To answer these questions, a convergent mixed-methods methodology was used. The qualitative portion includes the analysis and integration of theories from the various disciplines. The quantitative portion includes historical trend analysis and recent observations. In addition, findings of past studies involving applicable disciplinary theories will be included in the analysis. The results indicate that the United States is susceptible and does exhibit many troubling tendencies. However, a glimmer of hope exists as long as the two ideologically opposed major parties continue to trade power.