Re:With Apologies to Orwell, We’ve Gone Way Past 1984
by luckylion on Sunday June 09, 2019 @10:07AM
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During a speech in July 2018, Trump himself said: “What you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening.” Another line from Nineteen Eighty-Four went viral—a real one this time: “The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
That's all right, but when dealing with the information the party was distributing, wouldn't "don't trust your eyes and ears" be the correct advice? You may see pictures of Eastasian troops marching whom we've always been at war with. You may hear the news anchor talk about the events of the day. You shouldn't believe either.
You may hear Nayirah testify about the terrible things that are done by Iraqi soldiers in Kuwaiti hospitals. You may see those satellite pictures, presented by Powell and explained by your newspaper of choice, clearly showing Saddam's WMD factories.
It's not wise to believe what you hear or see, especially when you hear and see things filtered through the lenses and microphones of other people, digitally altered for maximum effect.
That's all right, but when dealing with the information the party was distributing, wouldn't "don't trust your eyes and ears" be the correct advice? You may see pictures of Eastasian troops marching whom we've always been at war with. You may hear the news anchor talk about the events of the day. You shouldn't believe either.
You may hear Nayirah testify about the terrible things that are done by Iraqi soldiers in Kuwaiti hospitals. You may see those satellite pictures, presented by Powell and explained by your newspaper of choice, clearly showing Saddam's WMD factories.
It's not wise to believe what you hear or see, especially when you hear and see things filtered through the lenses and microphones of other people, digitally altered for maximum effect.