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babylonsister

(171,021 posts) Tue Dec 10, 2019, 05:39 PM Dec 2019

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-- George Orwell, writing in As I Please in 1944

https://politicalwire.com/2019/12/10/flashback-quote-of-the-day-64/

Flashback Quote of the Day
December 10, 2019 at 2:33 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 58 Comments

“For quite long periods, at any rate, people can remain undisturbed by obvious lies, either because they simply forget what is said from day to day or because they are under such a constant propaganda bombardment that they become anaesthetized to the whole business.”

— George Orwell, writing in As I Please in 1944.

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-- George Orwell, writing in As I Please in 1944 (Original Post) babylonsister Dec 2019 OP

The banality of evil, so to speak... Newest Reality Dec 2019 #1

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1. The banality of evil, so to speak...

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Dec 10, 2019, 05:46 PM

Dec 2019

This just in from Minitrue: 2+2 does equal 5.

According to Miniplenty: choco rations have increased by 20-grams. That's double-plus good!

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