Doublethink
David Morris
fqmorris at yahoo.com
Tue Mar 11 09:03:24 CST 2003
http://www.k-1.com/Orwell/1984.htm#dthink
Doublethink is a kind of manipulation of the mind. Generally one could say that
Doublethink makes people accept contradictions, and it makes them also believe,
that, the party is the only institution that distinguishes between right and
wrong. This manipulation is mainly done by the Minitrue (Ministry of Truth),
where Winston Smith works. When a person that is well grounded in Doublethink
recognizes a contradiction or a lie of the Party, then the person thinks that
he is remembering a false fact. The use of the word Doublethink involves
doublethink. With the help of the Minitrue it is not only possible to change
written facts, but also facts that are remembered by the people. So complete
control of the country and it's citizens is provided.
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