In George Orwell's timeless classic 1984, the Ministry of Love catches Winston and O'Brian administers many forms of torture which are routine and painful torture and something similar to electroconvulsive shock therapy. ... George Orwell understood the true meaning of torture and the way Stalin used it. ... Rejali notes that "the three models of torture correspond roughly to the two main purposes of government torture: to intimidate, and to coerce false information.... Darius Rejali also notes that "Modern torturers favor pain that intimidate the prisoner alone. ... Anoth...

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