“Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it.” Georges Orwell, 1984, Part I, Chapter V. Want some new merch while supporting free speech? Check out our store!
I believe that PCness started, as you stated so well, as "a totalitarianism of good intention," but it has become something much more insidious, and you're right: the words are just the precursor to coming acts -- and if history is any guide, the acts will be terrible to behold. The "woke" seem to think that words carry almost magical abilities -- hence hate-speech laws and "silence is violence" nonsense.
I believe that PCness started, as you stated so well, as "a totalitarianism of good intention," but it has become something much more insidious, and you're right: the words are just the precursor to coming acts -- and if history is any guide, the acts will be terrible to behold. The "woke" seem to think that words carry almost magical abilities -- hence hate-speech laws and "silence is violence" nonsense.
Thanks for your comment. Totally agree with you.
Thanks for your comment.
1984 is my favorite book. I have read it so many times.