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 (DIR) Post #AtTOQsxjwsMfz4hMo4 by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2025-04-26T05:28:37Z
       
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       One of the most important observations in 1984 is one of the least noted; NewSpeak involves disguising the workings of dictatorial power behind a pantomime of its opposite. The propaganda arm of the regime is called the Ministry of Truth ("Minitrue" in NewSpeak). The military arm is called the Ministry of Peace ("Minipax").We need to keep this in mind when we see governmental entity called the Ministry of Regulation, or the Department of Government Efficiency.#1984 #GeorgeOrwell #NewSpeak
       
 (DIR) Post #AtUntYBlMrdLuiNW2y by indieterminacy@social.coop
       2025-04-26T08:02:58Z
       
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       @strypey Duckspeak is the most significant, Newspeak was merely the tactics.Did you know that Orwell was modelling the Ministry of Truth on BBC, given his disdain from personal experience?
       
 (DIR) Post #AtUntZN8y2KbaIi7QO by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2025-04-26T21:48:37Z
       
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       @indieterminacy > Duckspeak is the most significant, Newspeak was merely the tactics."The difference is that cant was usually applied to statements that the speaker disagreed with. Duckspeak retains that application, but becomes a compliment when you agree with the statement, because speaking in cliches implies an unthinking loyalty. The implication is that a person who is a duckspeaker is unlikely to be disloyal, because they have no original thoughts."https://brucebyfield.com/2013/03/30/duckspeak/