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Its a good exercise.
Doublethink, with me, doubles the pleasure. It is pragmatic; flexible, even at its worst.
Not to get caught up in semantics but “Double-conclusion†I think is more ominous and a more succinct word (if there is not such a word yet then now there is) to the hypocrisy portrayed in 1984.
It reminds me of the following...
“I don’t know what you mean by ‘glory,’ †Alice said.
Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. “Of course you don’t—till I tell you. I meant ‘there’s a nice knock-down argument for you!’ â€
“But ‘glory’ doesn’t mean ‘a nice knock-down argument’,†Alice objected.
“When I use a word,†Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.â€
“The question is,†said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.â€
“The question is,†said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master that’s all.â€
Alice was too much puzzled to say anything, so after a minute Humpty Dumpty began again. “They’ve a temper, some of them—particularly verbs, they’re the proudest—adjectives you can do anything with, but not verbs—however, I can manage the whole lot! Impenetrability! That’s what I say
Doublethink, with me, doubles the pleasure. It is pragmatic; flexible, even at its worst.
Not to get caught up in semantics but “Double-conclusion†I think is more ominous and a more succinct word (if there is not such a word yet then now there is) to the hypocrisy portrayed in 1984.
It reminds me of the following...
“I don’t know what you mean by ‘glory,’ †Alice said.
Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. “Of course you don’t—till I tell you. I meant ‘there’s a nice knock-down argument for you!’ â€
“But ‘glory’ doesn’t mean ‘a nice knock-down argument’,†Alice objected.
“When I use a word,†Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.â€
“The question is,†said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.â€
“The question is,†said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master that’s all.â€
Alice was too much puzzled to say anything, so after a minute Humpty Dumpty began again. “They’ve a temper, some of them—particularly verbs, they’re the proudest—adjectives you can do anything with, but not verbs—however, I can manage the whole lot! Impenetrability! That’s what I say