ombredesfleurs: A friendly reminder of 1984 Orwellian vocabulary:*Doublethink* - the act of simultan
ombredesfleurs: A friendly reminder of 1984 Orwellian vocabulary:*Doublethink* - the act of simultaneously accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct.*Newspeak* - the controlled language of Oceania, of restricted grammar and limited vocabulary; a linguistic design meant to limit the freedom of thought and ensure universal orthodoxy of ideology and politics among the populace.*Thoughtcrime* - criminal act of holding unspoken beliefs or doubts.*Telescreens* - devices which operate as both televisions and security cameras and microphones.*Two Minutes Hate* - daily period in which Party members of the society of Oceania must watch a film depicting the Party’s enemies and express their hatred for them for exactly two minutes.*Hate week* - psychological operation designed to increase the hatred of the population for the current enemy of the totalitarian Party, as much as possible, whichever of the two opposing superstates that may be.*Prolefeed* - deliberately superficial entertainment including literature, movies and music that is produced by Prolesec, a section of the Ministry of Truth, to keep the “proles” (i.e., proletariat) content and to prevent them from becoming too knowledgeable. -- source link
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