"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears."

[TeamPooka]

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
— George Orwell, '1984'

[czarjak]

1. "Nothing you say can change my mind"...

Literally, facts and truth won’t sway them.

[VOX]

2. So powerful and sadly true.

Orwell only had his title-date wrong. But everything else from “1984” is truer than ever.

We (as a people) failed. Something good may yet result from the current mess. If not, we’ve not only failed ourselves and the planet, we will have sealed our doom.

[liberal N proud]

3. Demonstrated how easy it is to control people

[TeamPooka]

9. it's an authoritarian primer

[joshdawg]

4. "Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?"

All republicans could ask that question.

[calimary]

5. Another disturbing quote for the ol' quotes collection.

How ‘bout we put it to the CONS: “are you with us or against us?”

[CCExile]

6. A new suggestion and a new term

I respectfully submit the term "e-quisling" as a new term to refer to the handful of rabidly loyal trumpists on future comments. It is meant to be a descriptor, not a pejorative, thus not in violation of user agreements.

[lastlib]

7. or "Benedict Donald".........

even a repuglikan can't miss the drift of that.

[TeamPooka]

10. someone here yesterday was using "Red Don" I liked that one

[TeamPooka]

8. I was discussing Quisling yesterday

The analogy is accurate

[BadGimp]

11. #PutinsWinsAgain and the GOP is now #ThePartyOfPutin