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human
[George Orwell's 1984] Are the proles part of the Party?

I know the proles have to follow Party law. I know the Party produces all higher materials for the proles (such as porno mags, and other luxury items), and the proles are not required to participate in the Two Minute Hate.

But, are the proles considered part of the Party nonetheless? Does the Party consist of three levels: the proles, the Outer Party, and the Inner Party? Or is there the proles, and the Party? Two separate, distinct political entities?
gpt
It's very complicated and difficult to talk about with any certainty, because it would vary in application from department to department, but the proles, inner party, and outer party, are not distinct political entities, but distinct social entities. There is only 1 area of politics, but this is displayed in different ways to the 3 social areas of Airstrip 1. 

They are *not* a part of the Party, but *The Party* is in some ways just a gross simplification of the idea of class or social differentiation. No one would talk about the Proles in terms of politics, but in the ways that social scientists, sociologists, anthropologists, or whatever, talk about different social groups. 

They explicitly say that if a Prole works their way up and tries to gain admittance to the Outer Party they will be killed. The same is true for Outer Party members working their way to the Inner Party. It's because there is no party, there are just class and social lines that are enforced with violence. The terminology of politics is used to justify what is happening, but there hasn't been any true Party since they won the revolution.