Yeah but from the PoV of the government everyone you meet could be a future criminal. They could have hateful thoughts towards the INGSOC party or towards Big Brother. They could even be allies of Emmanuel Goldstein. How else do you expect the government to keep you safe from such criminals, brother?

"If most everyone you meet is not a criminal, the definition of 'criminal' is not yet sufficiently comprehensive."

Edit: added scare quotes because it's difficult to be sarcastic on the internet these days.

Tech bros pushed us to believe that disagreeing and arguing instead of voting is the right way.

So we are now distracted while they reshape the world with hunger and death