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'''Doublethink''' in [[George Orwell]]'s [[dystopia|dystopian]] novel ''[[1984]]'' is the practice of keeping two contradictory thoughts in one's own mind.
'''Doublethink''' in [[George Orwell]]'s [[dystopia|dystopian]] 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 [[statement]]s. 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 Indeed, the main character of ''1984'' is a man whose job is to falsify historical documents in the government archives.
In [[formal logic]], it is considered disproof of a [[premise]], if it 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 Indeed, the main character of ''1984'' is a man whose job is to falsify historical documents in the government archives.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
*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==
==See Also==
*[[cognitive dissonance]]
*[[cognitive dissonance]]
*[[hypocrisy]]
*[[hypocrisy]]
*[[intellectual dishonesty]]
*[[intellectual dishonesty]]
*[[stolen concept]]
==References==
==References==
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