"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity;
and I’m not sure about the universe!"
Albert Einstein
and I’m not sure about the universe!"
Albert Einstein
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Interesting how this Video was twisted around
so that the teacher is made out by everyone to be a "liberal elitist" when in fact,
she is espousing conservative values
and everyone else is espousing liberal "values".
2 + 2 = 4 is conservative and
2 + 2 = 22 or anything else you decide it to be is liberal.
Interesting how this Video was twisted around
so that the teacher is made out by everyone to be a "liberal elitist" when in fact,
she is espousing conservative values
and everyone else is espousing liberal "values".
2 + 2 = 4 is conservative and
2 + 2 = 22 or anything else you decide it to be is liberal.
2 + 2 = 5
Two Plus Two Equals Five
“Two plus two equals five” (“2 + 2 = 5“) is a famous phrase used in
George Orwell’s book Nineteen Eighty-Four; therein,
it is used as an example of an obviously false dogma one may be
required to believe because of political or religious pressures.
Orwell’s protagonist, Winston Smith, uses the phrase to wonder if the State might declare
“two plus two equals five” as a fact; he ponders whether,
if everybody believes it, does that make it true?
Authorities can make you believe something which may be completely baseless.
Two Plus Two Equals Five
“Two plus two equals five” (“2 + 2 = 5“) is a famous phrase used in
George Orwell’s book Nineteen Eighty-Four; therein,
it is used as an example of an obviously false dogma one may be
required to believe because of political or religious pressures.
Orwell’s protagonist, Winston Smith, uses the phrase to wonder if the State might declare
“two plus two equals five” as a fact; he ponders whether,
if everybody believes it, does that make it true?
Authorities can make you believe something which may be completely baseless.
"Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two makes four.
If that is granted, all else follows."
George Orwell, 1984
George Orwell, in his 1946 essay, "Politics and the English Language",
argues for an inherent connection between political freedom and clear language.
In many ways, Orwell's ideas derive from John Stuart Mill's essay
"On Liberty`which argues that the most important form of liberty is free speech, because it is only in an open marketplace of ideas, where viewpoints are questioned and tested against one another that truth can emerge. Improvements in society, whether political, ethical, or commerical all depend on the ability of citizens to put forth new ideas and discuss them openly; where there is no free speech, there is only stagnation and tyranny.
Orwell adds to Mills concept of free speech the addition of clear speech. In an era with increasing power of mass media, Orwell sees that the putative freedom of speech possessed by citizens in mass culture was illusory of part of the debate was framed in speech so unclear that the fundamental mechanisms of liberty, those of open debate, were undermined by language so obfuscatory that those in control of the media could constantly reframe the grounds of debate to reinforce their own power, as do the rulers in 1984.
Mass communication shifts the locus of power in the novel
to those who control the means of communication.
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If that is granted, all else follows."
George Orwell, 1984
George Orwell, in his 1946 essay, "Politics and the English Language",
argues for an inherent connection between political freedom and clear language.
In many ways, Orwell's ideas derive from John Stuart Mill's essay
"On Liberty`which argues that the most important form of liberty is free speech, because it is only in an open marketplace of ideas, where viewpoints are questioned and tested against one another that truth can emerge. Improvements in society, whether political, ethical, or commerical all depend on the ability of citizens to put forth new ideas and discuss them openly; where there is no free speech, there is only stagnation and tyranny.
Orwell adds to Mills concept of free speech the addition of clear speech. In an era with increasing power of mass media, Orwell sees that the putative freedom of speech possessed by citizens in mass culture was illusory of part of the debate was framed in speech so unclear that the fundamental mechanisms of liberty, those of open debate, were undermined by language so obfuscatory that those in control of the media could constantly reframe the grounds of debate to reinforce their own power, as do the rulers in 1984.
Mass communication shifts the locus of power in the novel
to those who control the means of communication.
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An 1895 collection of short stories by French writer Alphonse Allais
was published under the title 2 + 2 = 5
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_%2B_2_%3D_5
was published under the title 2 + 2 = 5
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_%2B_2_%3D_5
"Arithmetic of an alternative plan: 2 + 2 plus the enthusiasm of the workers = 5".
Soviet propaganda poster by Iakov Guminer, 1931
Soviet propaganda poster by Iakov Guminer, 1931
Soviet Planning
"Arithmetic of an alternative plan: 2+2 plus the enthusiasm of the workers=5". Soviet propaganda poster by Iakov Guminer, 1931The Soviet Union began its first five-year economic plan in 1928.
Its goals were ambitious from the start, seeking the immediate transformation of the USSR into an industrial nation.
The consequences for underperformance during the plan were severe; managers who admitted missing their targets, even as those targets were revised upward,
could be charged with the crime of 'wrecking'.[19]
After statistics from the first two years indicated that the plan was ahead of schedule,
Joseph Stalin announced that the plan would be completed in four years.[20]
Propagandist Iakov Guminer supported this campaign with a 1931 poster reading
"Arithmetic of an alternative plan: 2+2 plus the enthusiasm of the workers=5".
Stalin declared the plan a success at the beginning of 1933, noting the creation of several heavy industries.[21] George Orwell may have been influenced by this poster.[22]
"Arithmetic of an alternative plan: 2+2 plus the enthusiasm of the workers=5". Soviet propaganda poster by Iakov Guminer, 1931The Soviet Union began its first five-year economic plan in 1928.
Its goals were ambitious from the start, seeking the immediate transformation of the USSR into an industrial nation.
The consequences for underperformance during the plan were severe; managers who admitted missing their targets, even as those targets were revised upward,
could be charged with the crime of 'wrecking'.[19]
After statistics from the first two years indicated that the plan was ahead of schedule,
Joseph Stalin announced that the plan would be completed in four years.[20]
Propagandist Iakov Guminer supported this campaign with a 1931 poster reading
"Arithmetic of an alternative plan: 2+2 plus the enthusiasm of the workers=5".
Stalin declared the plan a success at the beginning of 1933, noting the creation of several heavy industries.[21] George Orwell may have been influenced by this poster.[22]
The Meaning of
War Is Peace,
Freedom Is Slavery,
and Ignorance Is Strength
in Orwell's "1984"
https://owlcation.com/humanities/The-Meaning-of-War-is-Peace-
Freedom-is-Slavery-and-Ignorance-is-Strength-in-Orwells-1984
War Is Peace,
Freedom Is Slavery,
and Ignorance Is Strength
in Orwell's "1984"
https://owlcation.com/humanities/The-Meaning-of-War-is-Peace-
Freedom-is-Slavery-and-Ignorance-is-Strength-in-Orwells-1984
