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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five"
George Orwell 1984
In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it. It was inevitable that they should make that claim sooner or later: the logic of their position demanded it. Not merely the validity of experience, but the very existence of external reality, was tacitly denied by their philosophy. The heresy of heresies was common sense.
In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it. It was inevitable that they should make that claim sooner or later: the logic of their position demanded it. Not merely the validity of experience, but the very existence of external reality, was tacitly denied by their philosophy. The heresy of heresies was common sense.
And thus it is with the MAGA
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"In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five" (Original Post)
edhopper
Apr 2025
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Raven123
(7,475 posts)1. I read 1984 recently. Amazing how relevant it is.
lame54
(39,188 posts)2. It's their guidebook
Wounded Bear
(63,781 posts)3. In the end, you must not only obey Big Brother...
It is necessary that you love him.
- Not sure of the exact quote, but that's the gist of it.
Irish_Dem
(79,450 posts)4. And you must always believe Big Brother.
Two plus two is always five.