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by SanjayMehta 166 days ago
The English language is the best language for playing politics.

With a multiple ways to imply assent or dissent, while committing to nothing at all, it was an even sharper tool to divide-and-rule.

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Straight up 1984 newspeak. Words hold two opposing meanings at once, and because of that, do they really mean anything?