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So when are we going to have always been at war with Eurasia?

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[–] TommySoda@lemmy.world 241 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (5 children)

Sooo... War is peace? Like, literally from the book 1984? Alright, then.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 77 points 5 months ago (3 children)

You know how far right conservatives love to accuse the left of ushering in 1984? Literally every accusation is a confession, it's wild how predictable it is.

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 21 points 5 months ago

The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 18 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It is called projection. Hardcore criminals assume everyone must think like they do.

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[–] Zier@fedia.io 39 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] kautau@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

Thanks Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to 20 grams per week

[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

doubleplusUNgood.

Goodthinked that for you.

[–] threeonefour@piefed.ca 21 points 5 months ago (2 children)

At least in the book the government has an explanation for it. "War is peace" because the local population is much more nationalistic and supportive of the incumbent government when fighting a war. Critics of the government can be declared traitors and enemy sympathizers and locked up without trial. People are also more accepting of rationing and lowering the standard of living in order to support the war effort. The war doesn't even need to be real. The government can just make up a war and get all the benefits that come from it.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] threeonefour@piefed.ca 21 points 5 months ago

War on drugs. War on terror. War on crime.

[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 5 points 5 months ago

War on wokeness

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 6 points 5 months ago

That's why Trump is trying to start a few wars in South America

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

As if he read the book. This just shows that fascists have no original thought, since every fascist will resort to doublethink to hide their intentions.

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It is when it's the ignorance of the gullible rubes who prop up your cult.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 70 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] cadekat@pawb.social 24 points 5 months ago

It wasn't supposed to be an instruction manual!

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 31 points 5 months ago

"Fighting for Peace is like fucking for Virginity.". - John Lennon

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 30 points 5 months ago

Up is down. Black is white. Good is evil.

[–] Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 5 months ago

I mean, it’s hard to really be outraged anymore because my expectations are so dreadfully low. Bad faith bloodsuckers say bad faith shit.

[–] CaptainBlinky@lemmy.myserv.one 21 points 5 months ago

Wow. We're already jumping to "war is peace". I honestly thought we had a little more time before full 1984. Fuck it, why not.

[–] nozone@sh.itjust.works 20 points 5 months ago (5 children)

This guy is cringe master supreme. He's trying to role play as a hardened bad ass but he's softer than a dairy queen on a hot summer day.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 5 months ago

He looks like he thinks he's Timothy Olyphant

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

Is the Dairy Queen itself made of dairy?

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago

They used to gaslight with a little finesse. That drunkard has no finesse

[–] uhmbah@lemmy.ca 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

War ≠ peace

Hegseth ≠ reason

[–] SmoothIsFast@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

War Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Ignorance Is Strength

[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Florida’s (is it their surgeon general?) said vaccines are slavery so that’s 2, and a certain group going around calling themselves something liberty are banning books and calling it a way to be a stronger and more United country so theres all 3.

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

War is peace

~Geoege Orwell

[–] opus86@lemmy.today 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The they should have renamed it The Department of Peace. DOP.

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

Ministry of Peace is more on brand for them.

[–] don@lemmy.ca 13 points 5 months ago

I’m all for drinking, but I’ll be fucked if I’m going to believe anything MC Hammered “We’re clean on OPSEC” has to say.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

These people can't tell the difference. It's all the same, that's why Trump can't believe he hasn't won a Nobel prize for peace.

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[–] aarRJaay@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

Then why not call it "The Department of Peace"

[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

At war with Eurasia? Oh man wait until you learn about the Middle East.

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Wait I thought we were always at war with East Asia? Did I miss a memo?

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[–] AngryRobot@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Paging Mr. Orwell!

[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 7 points 5 months ago

I mean I guess if your definition of peace includes oligarchs vacuuming up resources and torturing people while roaming armies prowl the streets for unattended females.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 6 points 5 months ago

A ministry of peace you say?

[–] SeriousMite@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

These guys don’t doublespeak very well. You’re doing it backwards Pete.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

The ole 1984 handbook.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Well I have to admit at least they are honest about the US being in a state of eternal war.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago
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