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To accept orthodoxy is always to inherit unresolved contradictions. George Orwell, ‘Writers and Leviathan' 1948
So what, George? Surely you jest. Nobody blindly accepts orthodoxy here in America -- we are free here. Free to get a good job, free to have credit, and free to consume. We don't make mistakes here. (2+2=5)
For me to pretend I have even a remote idea about what is really going on with the world is folly. I don't, that is why I'm here (in your class). I bring with me only an inane desire to find out, and to do what I can to make things right. Original thought is vital in our times (Thoughtcrime) and rhetoric has a place, but not in my paper. That being said, I wish to make clear my understanding of the institutions in Orwell's 1984, as they relate to the institutions of Palast's Best Democracy money can buy, and my understanding of the concepts thereof.
In 1984, the Ministry of Truth is responsible for news, entertainment, education, and the fine arts. We find that......

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