Not intelligence, precisely (you can be a very competent Nazi) but creativity, specifically. You need to be able to think like the adversary to do what O’Brien does, and the very crimethink mindset that defines the regime makes cultivating such people impossible.
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(The statement that "Orwell didn't recognize the Party didn't have to be the government" is nonsense, for one thing, but if you actually wanted to do a dive into stuff he thought about groupthink in arts & culture you'd have to read another book)
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You don't need to, but you might want to if you want to be an interesting person who is enjoyable to speak to on the matter
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