George Orwell's "Doublethink" Alive and Well in Obama

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George Orwell defined doublethink as "the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them."

When it comes to war, spending, and more, President Barack Obama's 2010 State of the Union address showed that doublethink is alive and well in Washington, D.C.

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TB3's picture

is hold the politicians responsible for what they say and do, regardless of party, in federal, state, and local governments.

Zmoney187's picture

Yet Big Brother remains a delusion, a fantasy, a ghost. We have nothing to fear but our irrational fears of omnipotence.

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