RE: Introducing 'Awakened Minds Initiative' on steemit.chat - The first think-tank for the good guys
Outstanding post, and a great initiative!
These nefarious entities, though often sporting useful-sounding names, are the biggest problem that we commoners are faced with today.
This quote reminds me of an excerpt from the book 1984. The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture and the Ministry of Plenty with starvations. These contradictions are not accidental, nor do they result from ordinary hypocrisy: they are deliberate exercises in doublethink.
Which, in turn, reminds me of a speech I heard, maybe by Rand Paul? Talking about legislation in congress, he said something like “The more jingoistic and pollyanna the title, the more likely its effect is the exact opposite. The patriot act was amongst the most unpatriotic of acts…(goes on to mention several others).”
Thank you. I have heard so much about 1984 but, as of now I'm yet to read/watch it. I was actually considering checking it out a few weeks ago. I changed my mind however, because I'm currently writing a short story on steemit about a post 'democratic' world where the one world government agenda has been fulfilled. I think if I read 1984, then my own story will turn out different because I will subconsciously be inserting ideas and philosophies from 1984 into my own writing. I'd rather have an unadulterated vision for my story, so I will wait till I have uploaded the final part before I look into it.
Very true what you say though, and the patriot act is perhaps the best example. Maybe I should have called the think tank 'Destroyers of Earth' to keep in line with the traditional doublethinking? Lol.