Turns out someone like Orwell, who thinks of that as superstitious nonsense holding people back, can't argue against it without asking you to question everything that seems obvious to you that underlies your worldview Which 1984 sloppily implied is something only bad guys do
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The purpose of the lying is just the exercise of power, it's the end and not the means, get everybody to say something we all know none of us believe just for the hell of it, to prove we can
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I'm not saying there isn't deep, searing emotional truth to this idea There clearly is It's why we coined a whole term, gaslighting, for it I am saying though that this is more of a painting of a nightmare than a "blueprint of authoritarian rule"
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Yes but the reason they don’t fight back is the gaslighting. Why are people supporting trump? We live in a democracy. It’s a cult. He controls by gaslighting.
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I removed everyone from this tweet but I definitely agree with your perspective on all of this. My concern isn’t with solely leftists. It’s just as prevalent in Trump and it’s scary to me how persuasive a lie can look when you like it. Thats why it’s imperative to defend truth.
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