mind explaining double think? i read the book back on highschool, but i never understood it more than like doublethink is a contradictory way of thinking so its easier to accept nonsensical or paradoxical things “dad loves me so much” - “dad beats the shit out of me if i cook the food to long” living together, something like that?
Been about 15 years since I read it but that’s what I recall. Thinking the opposite of what you originally think and being able to delude yourself into believing both are true. Like brainwashing yourself into being a better liar so you don’t get your cheeks clapped for thought crime.
Double Think
mind explaining double think? i read the book back on highschool, but i never understood it more than like doublethink is a contradictory way of thinking so its easier to accept nonsensical or paradoxical things “dad loves me so much” - “dad beats the shit out of me if i cook the food to long” living together, something like that?
Think 2 paradoxal truths, example.
Like immigrants take our jobs.
Vs
Immigrants are all lazy welfare recipients.
Anti immigration people believe both “factoids” while they contradict each other. They both feed the same agenda.
Doublethink allows for both to be true from a state mandated/inspired point of view. Often carried by mainstream media.
Oh that makes a ton of sense, sounds like we already are living through that by what im reading in your example, never even noticed that
Been about 15 years since I read it but that’s what I recall. Thinking the opposite of what you originally think and being able to delude yourself into believing both are true. Like brainwashing yourself into being a better liar so you don’t get your cheeks clapped for thought crime.
That makes sense