now, obviously this was an imperfect method of destroying information. it would only take one copy to slip through the cracks, for which it could be copied again infinitely. and people are funny, you tell them not to read a certain book, and you could be certain that they will read said book, whether it is out of spite or curiosity; “what is it they don’t want me to know?” so yes, the method was not the best, but it was the only choice they had. it was a much simpler time.
these days, this task is far from simple, but it is certainly possible. with almost every single human on earth having internet access, “burning,” or “deleting” is no longer a thing. the powers that be had to become much more clever with their censorship tactics. if you’ve read ‘1984’ by orwell, you are already very familiar with said tactics, the tropes in that book predicted that of today’s world with uncanny accuracy.
since you can no longer “delete” anything, one thing the government can do is limit access to the information. the first and most important order of business is to not teach said information in schools. this will cut out a great deal of the population because most people do not do very much learning about history, or many other scholarly subjects for that matter, once they leave the schooling system. so that’s the easy part, what comes next is making sure that the info is not easily found online. for instance, the topic may be cut out from google searches, or edited out of or modified in wikipedia articles. this cuts out another large portion of the population, people who are not so familiar with the internet, or don’t suspect anything fishy occurring are very unlikely to dig further.
the last and most important thing, is to make sure you call anyone who points out, or talks about said information a “conspiracy theorist,” which is just a round about way for calling someone crazy. people are social creatures. they often do not want to stand out from the pack. only alpha males are typically capable of doing this. women, and low testosterone males (people who are incapable of defending themselves) are absolutely terrified of standing out. they put all the information that is given to them through a filter as a safety mechanism. they do not ask “is this true?” they ask “will others be okay with me thinking this is true?” this makes them extremely susceptible to a governmental manufactured consensus. if everywhere they look it says the same thing, the same story, they will simply adopt said position because their brain reads it as everyone in the tribe believing in it. once this is hardwired, it’s very difficult to snap out of. God forbid they are seen as a conspiracy nut or a racist or whatever trigger word the government is using to keep people in line at that moment in time.
people who fall victim to this often have to deal with the orwellian concept of “doublethink.” this occurs when someone believes two contradictory ideas at the same time, or simply must reject what they see in order to remain with the “proper” belief system. “the party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. it was their final, most essential command.”
people who stray from this, and believe something contrary to the popular consensus are committing “thoughtcrimes.” the german courts just sent a 95 year old woman to prison for the 3rd time for holocaust denial. here in the united states, we have free speech, so they can’t just throw someone in prison for words they said, they have to figure something else out, and this is where the “conspiracy theorist” or “racist” insults are hurled at you. they try to alienate because due to our lovely constitution that’s all they can do. the sad reality is that if they could change that aspect, they would.
the only way we could combat this is by standing strong in our beliefs, no straying no matter what. we need to show others where they are wrong, regardless of how they may view us. when people challenge us, never falter, even if you feel it is unsafe, because telling lies in order to feel accepted is a one way ticket to destroying your soul. we have to comb the internet for data that “the party” might not want us to have, and save hard copies, offline. you never know when big brother might just “burn” that website you like to read your favorite history books on.
the last and most important thing, is to make sure you call anyone who points out, or talks about said information a “conspiracy theorist,” which is just a round about way for calling someone crazy. people are social creatures. they often do not want to stand out from the pack. only alpha males are typically capable of doing this. women, and low testosterone males (people who are incapable of defending themselves) are absolutely terrified of standing out. they put all the information that is given to them through a filter as a safety mechanism. they do not ask “is this true?” they ask “will others be okay with me thinking this is true?” this makes them extremely susceptible to a governmental manufactured consensus. if everywhere they look it says the same thing, the same story, they will simply adopt said position because their brain reads it as everyone in the tribe believing in it. once this is hardwired, it’s very difficult to snap out of. God forbid they are seen as a conspiracy nut or a racist or whatever trigger word the government is using to keep people in line at that moment in time.
people who fall victim to this often have to deal with the orwellian concept of “doublethink.” this occurs when someone believes two contradictory ideas at the same time, or simply must reject what they see in order to remain with the “proper” belief system. “the party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. it was their final, most essential command.”
people who stray from this, and believe something contrary to the popular consensus are committing “thoughtcrimes.” the german courts just sent a 95 year old woman to prison for the 3rd time for holocaust denial. here in the united states, we have free speech, so they can’t just throw someone in prison for words they said, they have to figure something else out, and this is where the “conspiracy theorist” or “racist” insults are hurled at you. they try to alienate because due to our lovely constitution that’s all they can do. the sad reality is that if they could change that aspect, they would.
the only way we could combat this is by standing strong in our beliefs, no straying no matter what. we need to show others where they are wrong, regardless of how they may view us. when people challenge us, never falter, even if you feel it is unsafe, because telling lies in order to feel accepted is a one way ticket to destroying your soul. we have to comb the internet for data that “the party” might not want us to have, and save hard copies, offline. you never know when big brother might just “burn” that website you like to read your favorite history books on.
“don't let it happen, it depends on you."
- orwell