Propaganda, Changing Language, and Thought Crimes

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Doug Casey on Propaganda, Changing Language, and Thought Crimes

Control the Words, Control the Culture

[Control the Words, Control the Culture] “Control language and you control thought; control thought and you control action; control action and you control the world.” ~ Peter Kreeft “The main lesson of “1984” is not “Persistent Surveillance is Bad” or “Authoritarian Governments Are Dangerous.” These are true statements, but not the most important message. “1984” is at its core a novel about language; how it can be used by governments to subjugate and obfuscate and by citizens …