By doublethink, internally you know there are two meanings although you can never actually do the crimethink of believing or saying any ungood connotations. Edit - added quote:
Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. ... To tell deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them, to forget any fact that has become inconvenient, [and remember it if necessary]. To deny the existence of objective reality and all the while to take account of the reality which one denies.
That put me into a deep, deep rabbit hole, learning lots of previous unknown facts of WW2 along the way. Thanks for wasting my time/giving me the opportunity to learn new things ..
> ministry of lies
Winston worked in the Ministry of Truth.
By doublethink, internally you know there are two meanings although you can never actually do the crimethink of believing or saying any ungood connotations. Edit - added quote:
Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. ... To tell deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them, to forget any fact that has become inconvenient, [and remember it if necessary]. To deny the existence of objective reality and all the while to take account of the reality which one denies.
My bad. You are of course correct.
Also I never said anything about a ministry of lies. I only spoke of a ministry of truth of course.
(That is, if the 2 h edit window would not have been already over now)
Eileen's work at the "Ministry of Information" could also be an influence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Information_(Unite...
That put me into a deep, deep rabbit hole, learning lots of previous unknown facts of WW2 along the way. Thanks for wasting my time/giving me the opportunity to learn new things ..