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jarandhel: (Default)
Thursday, July 14th, 2005 11:51 am
I had a troubling thought today. We are walking down the road to NewSpeak. We have seen this for some time, but have probably not realized it for what it is. We call them Bushisms. We look at how he speaks and wonder how a man so ignorant could ever have risen to power. We miss the subtlety. His language is closely based on english, but has a greatly reduced and simplified vocabulary and grammar. It makes heavy use of tired metaphors, pretentious rhetoric, and meaningless words and phrases. It is a language of black and white, removing all shades of gray. You are with us, or you are against us. These are the characteristics of NewSpeak. It exists, and it is in use, and there is a significant subset of the population it appeals to.

Invasion is Liberation.
Dissent is UnAmerican.
Ignorance is Strength.

Welcome to Oceania.