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* The Ministry of Truth, or Minitrue, in newspeak, is in fact a ministry of lies, where the Party maintains control over newspapers, television and historical records in a never-ending race to edit the past to conform to the attitudes of the present. This campaign of historical revisionism, usually the provenance of academics trying to "uncover" new information, is performed here by an army of Party members who knowingly edit the truth and fabricate people, dates and events whole cloth. By systematically changing what records state, so that never, is the party seen as wrong. Ironically, the Ministry of truth, is indeed spreading truth, if the past only exists in records, and memory, and all who hold that memory will cease to hold it.

* The Ministry of Truth, or Minitrue, in newspeak, is in fact a ministry of lies, where the Party maintains control over newspapers, television and historical records in a never-ending race to edit the past to conform to the attitudes of the present. This campaign of historical revisionism, usually the provenance of academics trying to "uncover" new information, is performed here by an army of Party members who knowingly edit the truth and fabricate people, dates and events whole cloth. By systematically changing what records state, so that never, is the party seen as wrong. Ironically, the Ministry of truth, is indeed spreading truth, if the past only exists in records, and memory, and all who hold that memory will cease to hold it.

*The Ministry of Plenty rations almost all food and drink, with the notable exception of cheap "Victory Gin." Orwell was very insightful to note the connection between heavy alcohol use and compliance to the whims of a "nanny state," especially when the government is the only source of food and money for the population. All other food products are of poor quality, made in government-owned factories that are constantly behind on schedule because of the (intentional) inefficiency of the government-run industries in Oceania. Orwell was almost eerily prescient to have had this insight, as in the following years [[Stalin]] proved just how far an ultra-liberal would go to starve his people into compliance.

*The Ministry of Plenty rations almost all food and drink, with the notable exception of cheap "Victory Gin." Orwell was very insightful to note the connection between heavy alcohol use and compliance to the whims of a totalitarian state, where the government is the only source of food and money for the population. All other food products are of poor quality, made in government-owned factories that are constantly behind on schedule because of the (intentional) inefficiency of the government-run industries in Oceania. Orwell was almost eerily prescient to have had this insight, as in the following years [[Stalin]] proved just how far a totalitarian would go to starve his people into compliance. The ministry of Truth is behind the misinformation, that plagues the Ministry of Plenty's output quotas, by blatantly lying about how much is actually produced.

*The Ministry of Peace conducts perpetual war, but intentionally sabotages its own forces so that the government can keep the people of Oceania in a state of fear. This state of fear makes it easier for the Big Brother government to control the populace and cement their dependency on the "generosity" of the Party. In the book, Smith postulates that the rocket bombs dropped daily on Airstrip One are not enemy weapons, but a false flag operation by the liberal government of Oceania to justify their continued state of paranoia and economic stagnation.  

*The Ministry of Peace conducts perpetual war, but intentionally sabotages its own forces so that the government can keep the people of Oceania in a state of fear. This state of fear makes it easier for the Big Brother government to control the populace and cement their dependency on the "generosity" of the Party. In the book, Smith postulates that the rocket bombs dropped daily on Airstrip One are not enemy weapons, but a false flag operation by the government of Oceania to justify their continued state of paranoia and economic stagnation. Also ironically, in Newspeak, the Ministry of Peace is indeed the force behind peace, as explained in Goldstien's book.

*The Ministry of Love deals with those who don't love Big Brother. Another insight of Orwell's is the sinister redefinition of the word love, from traditional definitions to ones decided on by the Party. The Party's meddling in the bonds of family leads to a population almost completely ignorant of anything resembling real love. The Ministry is in charge of correcting the thoughts of citizens who fall outside of the political orthodoxy of the Party's Big Brother ideology. This comes in forms both small and large, from chastising a person through the television screen for not exercising enough, to murdering a man for speaking in his sleep. The concept of [[political correctness]] is today enforced by the media and political activists, but because the rule of law prevents these people from kidnapping those whose opinions fall outside of their narrow viewpoint, they are forced to resort to character assassination and blackmail.

*The Ministry of Love, or MiniLuv deals with those who don't love Big Brother. Another insight of Orwell's is the sinister redefinition of the word love, from traditional definitions to ones decided on by the Party. The Party's meddling in the bonds of family leads to a population almost completely ignorant of anything resembling real love. The Ministry is in charge of correcting the thoughts of citizens who fall outside of the political orthodoxy of the Party's Big Brother ideology. This comes in forms both small and large, from chastising a person through the television screen for not exercising enough, to murdering a man for speaking in his sleep. Also ironically, the Ministry of Love, does indeed bring love, by rewriting the memories of the unfortunate within, so that they will love the Party and Big Brother. As postulated by Goldstien's book, the Ministry of Love prevents martyrs, because nobody truly hates the Party, after the Ministry of Love is through with them.

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