What effects have resulted from Orwell writing 1984?

Answer 1

Well, we've been able to marvel at how well Orwell could foresee the future: the intrusiveness of governmental spying on citizens, the "doublespeak",
the "cult of personality", the doctrine of "eternal war."
Unfortunately, like Cassandra, Orwell's warnings have been largely ignored, treated only as fiction or seen as not applying to "the democratic West", just to the bogeymen of Communism and Fascism.

But Big Brother can come to power anywhere; why, I'm told that some even believe Big Brother (or, at the very least, Little Brother) is currently residing in the White House.

"The world of Nineteen Eighty-Four also reflects various aspects of the social and political life of both the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Orwell is reported to have said that the book described what he viewed as the situation in the United Kingdom in 1948, when the British economy was poor, the British Empire was dissolving at the same time as newspapers were reporting its triumphs, and wartime allies such as the USSR were rapidly becoming peacetime foes ('Eurasia is the enemy. Eurasia has always been the enemy').
In many ways, Oceania is indeed a future metamorphosis of the British Empire (although Orwell is careful to state that, geographically, it also includes the United States, and that the currency is the dollar). It is, as its name suggests, an essentially naval power. Much of its militarism is focused on veneration for sailors and seafarers, serving on board "floating fortresses" which Orwell evidently conceived of as the next stage in the growth of ever-bigger warships, after the Dreadnoughts of WWI and the aircraft carriers of WWII; and much of the fighting conducted by Oceania's troops takes place in defence of India (the "Jewel in the Crown" of the British Empire)."

Answer 2

Do you mean apart from giving "Big Brother" some pretty good ideas????
Damnation JonSlat - I've read the book and you've given me some new insights! Thanx bro!

Answer 3

No effects other than a public awareness of the evils of communism and how they operate.

Answer 4

it seems almost like a blueprint that our society is following today that censures our thoughts, speech, and actions, all in the name of political correctness. you musn't say anything about anyone that hurts their feelings- it is hate speech, it becomes a hate crime, and you can be sued or fired. civil torts have become hate crimes, and don't you dare mount a protest march against someone else's protest march- you're infringing on their civil rights-while they're taking away yours. you have to yield the stage to them alone. i'm scared about our future-the bill of rights seems pretty one-sided from where i stand.