A bit about doublethink (from 1984)

[Boojatta]

Doublethink lies at the very heart of Ingsoc, since the essential act of the Party is to use conscious deception while retaining the firmness of purpose that goes with complete honesty. To tell deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them, to forget any fact that has become inconvenient, and then, when it becomes necessary again, to draw it back from oblivion for just so long as it is needed, to deny the existence of objective reality and all the while to take account of the reality which one denies -- all this is indispensably necessary.

[deepthought42]

1. Funny thing is...

I just read that passage...like maybe 5 minutes ago. I finally bought a copy of 1984 last night. Good book so far.

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

2. It's like a user guide for the Bush administration