Thursday, April 30, 2015

NEWSPEAK: The Secret Style Guide of Vintage Media

By Michelle Obama's Mirror

The ultimate handbook of Newspeak provides helpful guidelines to steer us through these troubling times:

Employing the concept of doublethink, the Party gives ironic names to its branches as a way to euphemize what they actually are:

The Ministry of Truth, which concerned itself with news, entertainment, education, and the fine arts. The Ministry of Peace, which concerned itself with war. The Ministry of Love, which maintained law and order. And the Ministry of Plenty, which was responsible for economic affairs. Their names, in Newspeak: Minitrue, Minipax, Miniluv, and Miniplenty. – George Orwell 1984

The 2015 version:

Minitrue:

Secrets of success in Minitrue Media:

1. Don’t check facts.

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2. Load the deck.

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3. Create your own reality.

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Minipax:

Obama doctrine: ‘We will engage, but we preserve all our capabilities’

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Although the United States has worked for years to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons while limiting Tehran’s attempts to be a regional hegemon, the president’s desperation to secure a deal ­- at whatever cost -­ places both of these goals at serious risk. – Senator Marco Rubio

Miniluv:

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And then unleash the dogs of war:

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Don’t worry, Valerie Jarrett is in "regular contact" with the mayor of Baltimore, the White House announced late Tuesday night.

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"Jarrett also remained in regular contact with Mayor Rawlings Blake (Baltimore, MD) and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan," an unnamed White House spokesman told the media.

Valarie Jarrett was also in regular contact with the CIA and Pentagon during the Benghazi protests over the YouTube video. And we all know how well that turned out.

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Miniplenty: The economy is doing so well we’ve decided to keep interest rates at zero! And it’s not our fault.

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So don’t worry, "We are on correct path comrades." - Vereteno


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