1984: The Control Of Reality For Control Of The Masses

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it does this
by creating a reality where everything suits whatever it is the party needs
to be believed. This is accomplished in three ways. The first is
revisionism or the act of changing facts such as history so that the Party
is always made to look good and mobilize popular opinion against its
enemies. The second way the party creates an artificial reality is through
artificial scarcity. There is no need for the constant warfare but if the
need no longer existed for the construction of the tools of war that
productivity would instead be put towards the manufacture of goods which
could actually raise the standard of living. Finally the Inner Party
controls the masses by creating an all powerful omnipotent being whom they
contr ol and can say or order whatever it is they need.

Much of the success in creating the Parties artificial reality and
thus controlling the people was due to the Parties ability to control
history through a process called revisionism. This work is done ...

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