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6. "dangerous and divisive concepts" meaning "crimethink" in 1984 znewspeak

Sun Apr 17, 2022, 06:04 PM

Apr 2022

Crimethink
Criminal thought, monitored by the Thought Police and punished by death (vapourization)

https://eyelearn.org/ma-stu-gallery/typeProj-2017/natalia/newspeak-dictionary.html

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It's not exactly subtle. Dial H For Hero Apr 2022 #1

The Media still can't bring themselves to call fascism....fascism. Thomas Hurt Apr 2022 #2

incredible. I'm so glad I live in deep blue California Demovictory9 Apr 2022 #3

I'm scratching my head trying to figure out what could Phoenix61 Apr 2022 #8

I know, right? Initech Apr 2022 #10

DeSantis is acting like he got a 3-to-1 victory margin DFW Apr 2022 #5

I've thought the same thing! NCDem47 Apr 2022 #11

Against a relatively unknown Tallahassee mayor. Lunabell Apr 2022 #12

FL is the new Eastern Bloc. nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2022 #9