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in Orwell's nightmare political vision, citizens participate actively in their own indoctrination
'''Doublethink''' in [[George Orwell]]'s nightmare anti-utopia ''[[1984]]'' is the practice of keeping two contradictory thoughts in one's own mind.
'''Doublethink''' in [[George Orwell]]'s anti-utopian novel ''[[1984]]'' is the practice of keeping two contradictory thoughts in one's own mind.
In [[formal logic]], it is considered disproof of a premise, if it implies two contradictory statements. So in Orwell's nightmare political vision, citizens participate actively in their own indoctrination, willingly accepting false government propaganda. Indeed, the main character of ''1984'' is a man whose job is to falsify historical documents in the government archives.