we have always been at war with Eastasia

== English == === Alternative forms === we have always been at war with East Asia, we have always been at war with Eurasia, we've always been at war with Eastasia, we've always been at war with East Asia, we've always been at war with Eurasia === Etymology === From the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) by George Orwell, in which the world is divided into the superpowers of Eastasia, Eurasia and Oceania. Oceania is in a state of perpetual war with one of the other powers but its alliance keeps shifting, and the government never acknowledges that its current adversary is its former ally and vice versa. === Phrase === we have always been at war with Eastasia (humorous) Used to highlight a situation in which circumstances have changed, yet this change has gone unacknowledged or is being denied. === See also ===