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1984 Warning on Perception

The novel 1984 by George Orwell warns about the dangers of political power manipulating perception and reality.

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Jan 12, 2026
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what did Orwell's 1984 say about trusting eyes and ears?

George Orwell’s 1984 delivers a blunt, central injunction: “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command,” a sentence that functions as b...

Jan 25, 2026
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What psychological mechanisms does Orwell describe or imply that make people accept false official narratives?

’s traces a set of interlocking psychological mechanisms—, linguistic control (), constant surveillance, historical revisionism, and propagandistic slogans—that make citizens accept false official nar...