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Originally posted by NetRodent
Perhaps you'd do me the courtesy of explaining how they are related? Surely someone as wise and capable as you could easily do so in a clear and concise manner. Do you think snide remarks somehow makes your point better?
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No problem, I will explain. Maybe asking a question about something you don't understand before being a smartass will get you farther, who knows.
You see, doublespeak is a combination of two terms coined by George Orwell in the novel 1984.
Newspeak is a language based on English, but the vocabulary and grammar has a greatly reduced and simplified to suit the totalitarian regime of The Party, whose aim was to make subversive thought, "thoughtcrime", impossible.
Doublethink means maintaining a contradiction in mind as one speaks the opposite of one's own belief.
The 24/7 corporate controlled news networks are not broadcasting unbiased news. Do you realize 5 people control most of the media? Even the largest supporters of them agree that they have biases, which is scary. In the US what they're doing is completely dumbing down the population. Reality shows and a lot of other shit are teaching a new generation that everything revolves around zero sum gains, you can't win unless someone else looses. The pundits are trying to push the idea that politics is a two sided coin, if you disagree with the Elephant than you're a donkey, and vice versa. Once you pick a team, don't question, just argue. One side's right, one side's wrong, it's up to you to decide which one you like better. Either way, the media is always there to give you both sides, don't ever consider that the truth is not exactly what they're telling you. The way they cover the election is the perfect example, what do they discuss? Polices? No, they talk about polls, campaign funds, and scandals. It's all bullshit, it's all meant to keep your mind off important things. Why do you think they use "news models" now instead of journalists?
It's been happening for years, but it's gotten way worse during the Bush administration. During the lead up to Iraq, American TV didn't even question if Hussien was a threat to the US, while the rest of the world was. They scare you all day long, so you'll do exactly what they want you to do. They know what they're saying is no true, but they say it to suit the totalitarian regime of the Party. Fox, CNN, MSNBC, it's all the same, and it's all brainwashing.
Obviously this is an summarized oversimplification of things, but I'm not going to hahahahaha a book here.