In 1984, when Orwell wrote, “the Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears,” he didn’t mean the Party should also do that for itself. That would be unbelievably stupid, and yet here we are…
It’s almost like Trump asked for a list of the most influential quotes in writings about authoritarianism, then took them all literally and did a half-ass job applying them.
In 1984, when Orwell wrote, “the Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears,” he didn’t mean the Party should also do that for itself. That would be unbelievably stupid, and yet here we are…
It’s almost like Trump asked for a list of the most influential quotes in writings about authoritarianism, then took them all literally and did a half-ass job applying them.
But that’s what the party does. The party’s apparatus is to control itself just as much as everyone else