Published in 1949 not long before his death (at 46 years old) Orwell’s envisioned futuristic nightmare classic novel ‘1984’ about a totalitarian state was something already planned for and is still ongoing today.
It has been said that it was code-named the year 1984 because it marks the Fabian society’s centenary. The novel is an expose of the secret planned agenda by the ruling elite and their associates, serving as a warning to us that we need to do something to prevent its manifestation.
Consistent with Orwell’s 1984, today we are living in a highly deceptive manipulative political world with all its propaganda and Orwellian Doublespeak spun for example by the ‘ministry of truth’ which is really nothing more than the ‘ministry of lies…’
Orwellian Doublespeak was never used in the 1984 novel but it was a term coined much later after publication. Doublespeak combines the language of ‘newspeak,’ government invented to suppress the ability to develop treasonous ideas by the people… and ‘doublethink,’ a product of newspeak, which essentially means believing in two contradictory statements to be true at the same time… or saying one thing and meaning another.
Doublespeak is therefore purposefully evasive and contradictory. In 1984 the government ministries use doublespeak.
For examples, the already mentioned Ministry of Truth erases history and disseminates lies. Then there is the Ministry of peace that creates war while the Ministry of love has a place where there’s torture in room 101…etc, these are indeed blunt euphemisms.
Here are 6 present-day political rhetoric examples of 1984 Orwellian doublespeak
1. “More surveillance is needed to stop terrorism…”
In terms of doublespeak what this really means is more
mass surveillance is needed on you and me i.e. we-the-people so that the oppressive regime can grow… In short, it’s an agenda.
2. “Anti-Semitism will not be tolerated.”
Sure, most people are opposed to racism including myself but what this statement really means in doublespeak language is “don’t criticise Israel” so that they can go on with their heinous crimes on Palestinians…
3. “Vaccine denialist”
Those referred to as denialists is an all out attempt to suppress the truth. Denialists are those with the ability to rationalize and think critically. No, they’re not the people who are in denial of the truth as they have been made out to be.
More people are becoming aware that vaccines can be ineffective, potentially harmful and toxic… So-called viruses in the adjutants (ingredients) can incorporate into our body’s cells and alter the DNA. The pharmaceutical companies are immune to prosecution should someone be harmed by the
vaccine, even if it’s a trail.
-What other forms of ‘denialism’ can you think of?
