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The Meaning of ‘War Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Ignorance Is Strength’


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WAR IS PEACE

FREEDOM IS SLAVERY

IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

Cross Orwell, Goeebbels, Stephen Miller and the terrific voices in Sir #TrumpVirus' head, and voilà!

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The Meaning of ‘War Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Ignorance Is Strength’

By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘War Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Ignorance Is Strength.’ These three short sentences are a central part of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949…
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I never, in my most morose of moments, believed I would live to see this today.
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Ditto.

I posted this on Bluesky and got back a comment, about another classic and prescient writer (in addition to Orwell, and Chaplin too), on the subject.

youtube.com/watch?v=d7xvrYQ-Ha…

Will post this as a fresh top-level comment, the better to see/share more widely.

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I suppose that even after a few more years - people will still be stating the obvious, and saying "this is against the Constitution" - even as they're being transported to prison camps.
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Some people are even afraid to let others "like" or comment upon their posts.
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Gee, I'd like that, but then Kash Patel might pop out of my screen!
I will say, I thought twice about posting anything Kirk/TrumpVirus related on Bluesky (here less so, but still...) given that we're now in a new season of McCarrthyism, with Vance et al encouraging reporting any inappropriate thought!

But yeah, it could be - especially on X, and if anyone were to dare to be critical on Truth, or Fox/NewsMax etc - I mean... people from cashiers to professors are being fired when the bosses get a call of incorrect thinking, or words. SMH...

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I imagine if you live in Canada you are pretty safe, and maybe in a densely Blue state, as long as you are not worried about your job.
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