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Newspeak
March 9, 2016
It Disguises itself in a cloak of morality
Silently stunting our minds
It’s better that way, easier
Our feeling’s altering our perception of what’s real
Reality clouded by ingrained beliefs, insusceptible to new ideas
No reason to change
Opinions are always heard and accepted
As long as they’re appropriate, unproblematic
Difference isn’t needed
We all speak this dialect
It has rooted itself in our words, our daily life
We all speak the Newspeak
© Adam P., Goleta, CA
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I was inspired to write this after seeing all of the Orwelian like attempts at collective group think in the west, especially on college campuses (Yale protests, University of Missouri protests, etc.) Seeing the outrageous attacks on free speech in places that are supposed challange students and make them uncomfortable with new ideas. Instead we get student protests arguing for a "Safe Space" and getting people fired.