So we give up our rights when at war? Why not always be at war? Eastasia has always been at war with us.

Yes and yes.

It's unfortunate life isn't black and white, but that's the way it is.

Guess why the US now has a "Department of War".

Hauntingly, they’re actually calling the ME “west asia” now.

In my copy of animal farm, there’s actually a foreword relevant for this discussion. It goes into Orwells difficulty getting things published around ww2 as there was speech that whilst legal was frowned upon during wartime.