MAGA Trumplicans are expert practitioners of selective perception living in an alternate reality. Objective verifiable facts do not exist for them. Their truth is whatever they wish it to be. MAGAs are George Orwell's 1984 today.
From AI:
"Ignorance is strength" is a central slogan from George Orwell's novel 1984, representing the idea that the ruling Party maintains its power by suppressing knowledge and independent thought, while simultaneously encouraging citizens to accept blind faith in the Party's propaganda. This slogan illustrates how an uneducated, unquestioning populace becomes a collective strength for the totalitarian regime, as they cannot identify or challenge the contradictions and manipulation inherent in the Party's ideology. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Meaning in 1984
• Controlled Populace: The Party's power is built on maintaining the ignorance of its citizens, ensuring they do not question the regime's authority or the illogical nature of its policies. [1, 4]
• Blind Faith: For the Party members, embracing ignorance and believing wholeheartedly in the Party's pronouncements is what gives them strength. [1]
• Collective Power: By discouraging individual thought and critical thinking, the Party fosters a unified, albeit ignorant, society that is easier to control and manipulate. [3, 5]
• Doublethink: The slogan is an example of doublethink, the Party's ability to hold two contradictory beliefs simultaneously and accept both, which strengthens their grip on power. [4]
Examples of its application: [4]
• The Ministry of Peace waging war, the Ministry of Love conducting torture, and the Ministry of Truth altering historical records are all examples of Party-controlled truths that are accepted through ignorance.
• The Party can maintain control by linking citizens to a common enemy (external wars), which provides unity and strength through their collective ignorance of true peace.
Broader implications:
• The slogan serves as a warning about the dangers of unchecked authority and the ease with which language can be used to manipulate truth and public opinion. [6, 7]
• The phrase has come to symbolize how governments or ideologies can benefit from an uninformed public, as people who are not critically engaged are more susceptible to propaganda and control. [6, 8]
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[1] "https: //study.com/academy/lesson/war-is-peace-slogan-in-1984-meaning-analysis.html"
[2] "https: //indianexpress.com/article/explained/this-quote-means-war-is-peace-orwell-1984-8658392/ "
[3] "https: //www.reddit.com/r/1984/comments/15n8g6q/why_ignorance_is_strength/"
[4] "https: //www.linkedin.com/pulse/ignorance-strength-1984-today-peter-quinn"
[5] "https: //www.goodreads.com/questions/465696-what-is-the-meaning-of-ignorance-is"
[6] "https: //corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2024/02/13/ignorance-is-strength-climate-change-corporate-governance-politics-and-the-english-language/"
[7] "https: //www.amazon.com/Ignorance-Strength-Dystopia-Triptych-various/dp/1094129852"
[8] "https: //www.themountaineer.com/opinion/columns/ignorance-is-strength-the-core-of-trump-s-political-strategy/article_2df037ca-7b5a-11ef-ba2d-eb651214163e.html"
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