Claim: George Orwell is an advocate of social ownership.
Evidence: His work is marked by lucid prose , awareness of social injustice , opposition to totalitarianism , and outspoken support of democratic socialism.
Totalitarianism is a political system in which the state recognizes no limits to its authority and strives to regulate every aspect of public and private life wherever feasible.
A distinctive feature of totalitarian governments is an `` elaborate ideology , a set of ideas that gives meaning and direction to the whole society ''.