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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. | '''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 Indeed, the main character of ''1984'' is a man whose job is to falsify historical documents in the government archives. | + | 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 Indeed, the main character of ''1984'' is a man whose job is to falsify historical documents in the government archives.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. |
==Examples of Liberal Doublethink Today== | ==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. | ||
Revision as of 03:00, September 11, 2017
Doublethink in George Orwell's 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 that premise implies two contradictory statements (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 Indeed, the main character of 1984 is a man whose job is to falsify historical documents in the government archives.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.
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.
