Perhaps this is a cultural thing, but doublespeak seems to be prevalent even in casual conversation

  • cheese_greater@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Whoops, lol. Is he talking about, like, George Bush or something. I’m so lost right now and he hasn’t provided a single example to work from

    • ringwraithfish@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      If you haven’t, take some time to read 1984. It’s a fairly easy read and this thread will make a lot more sense. Also, there’s a reason it’s a timeless classic and referred to so often - Orwell hit on a lot of prevalent themes authoritarians like to use. Once you know how to identify them, it’s easy to see when someone is using something like double speak (consciously or subconsciously)