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ehrnst

(32,640 posts) Mon Jan 23, 2017, 05:37 PM Jan 2017

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"The Ministry of Truth is the propaganda ministry."

As with the other ministries in the novel, the name Ministry of Truth is a misnomer because in reality it serves the opposite: it is responsible for any necessary falsification of historical events.

As well as administering truth, the ministry spreads a new language amongst the populace called Newspeak, in which, for example, "truth" is understood to mean statements like 2 + 2 = 5 when the situation warrants. In keeping with the concept of doublethink, the ministry is thus aptly named in that it creates/manufactures "truth" in the Newspeak sense of the word. The book describes the doctoring of historical records to show a government-approved version of events."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministries_of_Nineteen_Eighty-Four

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"The Ministry of Truth is the propaganda ministry." (Original Post) ehrnst Jan 2017 OP

Careful..... our doubleplusgood dear leader will not be amused by your thoughtcrimes. PA Democrat Jan 2017 #1

Yes - like Alt-right, and Alt-facts.... (nt) ehrnst Jan 2017 #2

that is 'alternative facts' Angry Dragon Jan 2017 #3

The thing that is better about the novel, "1984" than reality now... world wide wally Jan 2017 #4

PA Democrat

(13,225 posts)

1. Careful..... our doubleplusgood dear leader will not be amused by your thoughtcrimes.

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2017, 05:47 PM

Jan 2017

Spicer and Conway are busy writing their own version of Newspeak

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Newspeak_words

ehrnst

(32,640 posts)

2. Yes - like Alt-right, and Alt-facts.... (nt)

Reply to PA Democrat (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 23, 2017, 05:52 PM

Jan 2017

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

3. that is 'alternative facts'

Reply to PA Democrat (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 23, 2017, 05:53 PM

Jan 2017

world wide wally

(21,755 posts)

4. The thing that is better about the novel, "1984" than reality now...

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2017, 05:58 PM

Jan 2017

"1984" doesn't take 4 years to finish.

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