1. Totalitarianism in Orwell's 1984
The Party constantly updates Newspeak and the Newspeak dictionary to forward their utmost intent that eventually no one will even be able to conceptualize questioning the Party's absolute authority. ... This is integral to maintaining the idea that the Party is infallible and Big Brother is semi-divine. Doublethink is the neglection of all logic; if the Party says 'two and two make five,' it is a crime to think otherwise; the Party "could reach (the stars) if (they) wanted to...or (they) could blot them out." ... All emotions suppressed by the Party are given only this outlet f...
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