Monday, February 24, 2014

Why do they say that 2 + 2 = 5 in "1984"?i don't understand what is being said when they say 2+2=5 and i don't understand why they say that. can...

In the nation of Oceania, the Party controls all aspects of life, including thought, this is particulary evident in the process of Doublethink. In order to control the minds of the members of Oceania, the Party engages in Doublethink, which engages the mind into holding two contradictory ideas in the mind at once.  It occupies the mind so as not to allow independent thought.  Through total psychological manipulation, the Party is able to make individuals believe anything that it desires.  Such as 2+2 = 5.

Therefore, when the Party tells you to believe that 2+2=5 they are in fact shaping reality and have total control of existence.

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