Are We Living In Orwell's 1984?
It is not easy to become sane. You must try harder. Sometimes 2+2=4 Winston, sometimes they are 5, sometimes they are 3, and sometimes they are all of them at once.
One of the key things from George Orwell's 1984 is that the Party can do and say whatever it wants and more importantly, you believe it with all your heart no matter how absurd.
That's doublethink. It is impossible for 2+2 to equal 3,4, and 5 simultaneously but if the Party says it is so, it is so. If you can't make yourself believe two contradictory facts simultaneously that makes you a thought criminal, an enemy of the Party.
Thought criminal is thinking any thought that contradicts the Party. Face crime is when you have the wrong expression on your face, for instance, if captured enemy soldiers are being paraded through the streets, looking sympathetic is a face crime.
Newspeak is the language of the Party, one that has been painstakingly removed of unnecessary words or words that might contradict the Party's ideas.
Do you see the whole aim of newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end, we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible because there will be no words in which to express it.
During daily two-minute hate citizens shout and curse whatever enemies the Party shows them and the face of the Party, Big Brother, is watching you, helping you be a better citizen.
This isn't just some random literature lesson. Understanding Orwell's 1984 will help you understand 2019 America.
For instance, one California state Senator is working on her own version of newspeak. She has banned the members of her committee from using gender pronouns such as he, she, her, and him. Instead, they must use they or them to respect non-binary gender choices.
This year a high school student famously committed a facecrime while he stood apparently smirking while a Native American activist beat a drum in his face. The 16-year old was the subject of 2-minute hate by the entire nation. The Party labeled him an enemy and Twitter obliged.
Senator Chuck Schummer and Bernie Sanders want to limit corporate stock buy-backs and share payouts, but the tax code already has the accumulated profits tax which punishes a corporation for not engaging in stock buybacks and share payouts. It's like doublethink. You have to simultaneously pay and not pay out dividends.
The #MeToo movement made it a thoughtcrime to not immediately believe the accuser and condemn the accused; no evidence required. When Matt Damon pointed out that we shouldn't conflate a pat on the butt with rape he was met with 2-minutes of hate for expressing the wrong opinion.
On college campuses, some students are upset that white students are using multicultural spaces. Apparently multicultural is newspeak for no whites allowed.
And when a controversy over offensive Halloween costumes erupted at Yale a few years ago it was a student Free Speech group which suppressed any debate on the topic. It's amazing how they want you to celebrate diversity as long as it's not intellectual diversity.
1984 was supposed to be a warning, instead, it has become an instruction manual.
Hahahahaha! That's funny.
Tis easier to be a sheep than sheep dog and the wolf is always watching.
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I'll have a look. Never heard of it. Thanks
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