Tuesday 5 November 2019

George Orwell New Mexico exhibit bares 'doublespeak' legacy

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength.

Those were the slogans of the Party in George Orwell's 1949 novel "1984" that allowed the superstate of Oceania to keep its population under control. The Thought Police thwarted dissent. The Ministry of Truth promoted lies. The ...
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