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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/32730153

"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. His heart sank as he thought of the enormous power arrayed against him, the ease with which any Party intellectual would overthrow him in debate, the subtle arguments which he would not be able to understand, much less answer. And yet he was in the right! They were wrong and he was right." — George Orwell, 1984

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was writing in response to pretty much just this bit:

the ease with which any Party intellectual would overthrow him in debate, the subtle arguments which he would not be able to understand, much less answer

That's about choosing to debate and being good at it, not leveraging media propaganda to avoid it.

Thanks for explaining!