DOTR
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One of the central themes of 1984 involved the denaturing of language to render it unable to address reality. In a world where political correctness demands we all indulge in pablum rather than honesty we are well on our way.
"The purpose of Newspeak was not only to provide a medium of expression for the world-view and mental habits proper...but to make all other modes of thought impossible. It was intended that when Newspeak had been adopted once and for all ...a heretical thought...should be literally unthinkable... Newspeak was designed not to extend but to diminish the range of thought..."
Orwell