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Examples of Liberal Doublethink

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Examples of Liberal Doublethink Today: CNN

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Examples of Liberal Doublethink Today

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Examples of Liberal Doublethink Today: example

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 In [[formal logic]], it is considered disproof of a [[premise]] if that premise implies two contradictory [[statement]]s (see [[Reductio Ad Absurdum]]). 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 Indeed, the main character of ''1984'' is a man whose job is to falsify historical documents in the government archives.
-==Examples of Liberal Doublethink Today==
+==Examples of Liberal Doublethink==
 *Calls to surrender our liberties to the [[nanny state]] so that it can defend our freedoms.
 *Moving effortlessly back and forth between praising the wisdom of the people and saying that America is a republic, not a democracy, in accordance with whether the majority agrees with any given liberal principle or not.

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 *Calls to surrender our liberties to the [[nanny state]] so that it can defend our freedoms.
 *Moving effortlessly back and forth between praising the wisdom of the people and saying that America is a republic, not a democracy, in accordance with whether the majority agrees with any given liberal principle or not.
-*Leftists have traditionally supported withdrawing troops from distant countries such as [[Germany]], but left-wing [[CNN]] opposed withdrawing troops once [[Republican Party|Republican]] President [[Donald Trump]] announced he would do so.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/22/europe/europe-us-troop-movement-analysis-intl-hnk/index.html Analysis: Trump's planned troop pullout from Germany has many military holes]</ref>
+*Leftists have traditionally supported withdrawing troops from distant countries such as [[Germany]], but left-wing [[CNN]] opposed withdrawing troops once [[Republican Party|Republican]] President [[Donald Trump]] announced he would do so.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/22/europe/europe-us-troop-movement-analysis-intl-hnk/index.html CNN Analysis: Trump's planned troop pullout from Germany has many military holes]</ref>
 ==See also==

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 *Calls to surrender our liberties to the [[nanny state]] so that it can defend our freedoms.
 *Moving effortlessly back and forth between praising the wisdom of the people and saying that America is a republic, not a democracy, in accordance with whether the majority agrees with any given liberal principle or not.
-*Leftists have traditionally supported withdrawing troops from distant countries such as [[Germany]], but left-wing [[CNN]] opposed withdrawing troops once [[Republican Party|Republican]] President Trump announced he would do so.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/22/europe/europe-us-troop-movement-analysis-intl-hnk/index.html]</ref>
+*Leftists have traditionally supported withdrawing troops from distant countries such as [[Germany]], but left-wing [[CNN]] opposed withdrawing troops once [[Republican Party|Republican]] President [[Donald Trump]] announced he would do so.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/22/europe/europe-us-troop-movement-analysis-intl-hnk/index.html Analysis: Trump's planned troop pullout from Germany has many military holes]</ref>
 ==See also==

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 *Calls to surrender our liberties to the [[nanny state]] so that it can defend our freedoms.
 *Moving effortlessly back and forth between praising the wisdom of the people and saying that America is a republic, not a democracy, in accordance with whether the majority agrees with any given liberal principle or not.
 ==See also==
 *[[Cognitive dissonance]]

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 '''Doublethink''' in [[George Orwell]]'s [[dystopia]]n 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 that premise implies two contradictory [[statement]]s (see [[Reductio Ad Absurdum]]). 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. For instance, doublethink is thinking that Barack Obama is a Limousine Liberal and a Socialist, and that Mexicans are both taking jobs and lazy welfare kings/queens.
+In [[formal logic]], it is considered disproof of a [[premise]] if that premise implies two contradictory [[statement]]s (see [[Reductio Ad Absurdum]]). 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.
 ==Examples of Liberal Doublethink Today==
 *Calls to surrender our liberties to the [[nanny state]] so that it can defend our freedoms.

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 In [[formal logic]], it is considered disproof of a [[premise]] if that premise implies two contradictory [[statement]]s (see [[Reductio Ad Absurdum]]). 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.
 ==Examples of Liberal Doublethink Today==
-*Calls to surrender our liberties to the [[nanny state]] so that it can defend our freedoms
+*Calls to surrender our liberties to the [[nanny state]] so that it can defend our freedoms.
-*Moving effortlessly back and forth between praising the wisdom of the people and saying that America is a republic, not a democracy, in accordance with whether the majority agrees with any given liberal principle or not
+*Moving effortlessly back and forth between praising the wisdom of the people and saying that America is a republic, not a democracy, in accordance with whether the majority agrees with any given liberal principle or not.
 ==See Also==
-*[[cognitive dissonance]]
+*[[Cognitive dissonance]]
-*[[double standard]]
+*[[Double standard]]
-*[[hypocrisy]]
+*[[Hypocrisy]]
-*[[intellectual dishonesty]]
+*[[Intellectual dishonesty]]
-*[[stolen concept]]
+*[[Stolen concept]]
 ==References==
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