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how often do you encounter doublespeak? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by 000999@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Perhaps this is a cultural thing, but doublespeak seems to be prevalent even in casual conversation

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[–] ringwraithfish@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you haven't, take some time to read 1984. It's a fairly easy read and this thread will make a lot more sense. Also, there's a reason it's a timeless classic and referred to so often - Orwell hit on a lot of prevalent themes authoritarians like to use. Once you know how to identify them, it's easy to see when someone is using something like double speak (consciously or subconsciously)

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I've read it and seen the movie, just been a while and OP wasn't super helpful pinpointing what he was after