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@davidho
As the #OrangeHitler Administration orders gov't #websites to "#scrub 27 #BannedWords" from all websites...

...I'd like to remind everyone that the job of "Winston Smith" in the novel "1984" was to remove words from the English #language.

The People were told it was to "streamline" language, but in fact, it was a means of CONTROL, b/c when people lack the words to express themselves, they are easier to control. #Fascism #FascistInChief

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@briankrebs
As the #OrangeHitler Administration orders gov't #websites to "#scrub 27 #BannedWords" from all websites...

...I'd like to remind everyone that the job of "Winston Smith" in the novel "1984" was to remove words from the English #language.

The People were told it was to "streamline" language, but in fact, it was a means of CONTROL, b/c when they lack the words to express themselves, the people are easier to control. #Fascism #FascistInChief