1984
“WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH”
From 1984 by George Orwell
“Newspeak”. “Doublethink”. Words matter. George Orwell knew that long ago, but it was left to our times to really implement the concept for political mind control.
So, we now have the Democratic Party referred to as the “Democrat Party”. Perhaps the Republican Party should henceforth be known as the “Republic Party”. This one is just petty and stupid.
And, we have the inheritance tax referred to as the “death tax”. This one does succeed in changing the subject away from maintaining a level social playing field for the next generation. It works all too well in getting millions who would never be subject to such a “tax” to vote against their own best interests and those of the society.
And, we have the various “wars” against all sorts of things that may not actually rise to the level of a war. But, when we’re at “war” then behavioral expectations change. Then, opposition or even doubt is “treason”. Then, civil liberties are a price we may not think we can afford.
For more about the novel 1984, see http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/1984
From 1984 by George Orwell
“Newspeak”. “Doublethink”. Words matter. George Orwell knew that long ago, but it was left to our times to really implement the concept for political mind control.
So, we now have the Democratic Party referred to as the “Democrat Party”. Perhaps the Republican Party should henceforth be known as the “Republic Party”. This one is just petty and stupid.
And, we have the inheritance tax referred to as the “death tax”. This one does succeed in changing the subject away from maintaining a level social playing field for the next generation. It works all too well in getting millions who would never be subject to such a “tax” to vote against their own best interests and those of the society.
And, we have the various “wars” against all sorts of things that may not actually rise to the level of a war. But, when we’re at “war” then behavioral expectations change. Then, opposition or even doubt is “treason”. Then, civil liberties are a price we may not think we can afford.
For more about the novel 1984, see http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/1984
Copyright 2006 by Nelson E. Hay
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