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12. The man was prescient

Thu Jan 26, 2017, 09:29 AM

Jan 2017

“Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.”
― George Orwell, 1984

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Good ol' cognitive dissonance. dalton99a Jan 2017 #1

They're just like him.. stupid as a sack of shit Cha Jan 2017 #2

You're exactly right, Cha PJMcK Jan 2017 #3

Smart people are filled with doubt IronLionZion Jan 2017 #6

terrifying. mopinko Jan 2017 #4

There are four lights. MrScorpio Jan 2017 #7

So do they really believe what they say Mariana Jan 2017 #8

i think it's a way of establishing membership in their preferred group. nt TheFrenchRazor Jan 2017 #10

but i'm sure they all agreed they don't like black people JI7 Jan 2017 #11

That is the one thing they never said. Mariana Jan 2017 #14

I'm not so sure NewJeffCT Jan 2017 #13

The man was prescient Friend or Foe Jan 2017 #12