Whats Truer That Truth?

Whats truer than truth? The story. History is not objective, it is the synthesis of viewpoints by those who have power and are trying to advance a certain agenda. The very language used in how historical events are described carries powerful imprints that we as readers interpret. There is nothing that is being done by the Ministry of Truth that is not being done by todays or any of yesteryear's media, the Ministry of Truth is just being more open than our current media. The debate that goes on in our society takes place in a very narrow bandwidth, and if one goes outside the that range of incredibly similar ideas they are called a heretic or crazy.  Our current media selectively chooses to ignore or report on details by how they fit into the constructed narrative rather than whether or not they are true. That's why I think that one of the most fascinating things about this book is the party's quest to control the very thoughts of its members. The creation of a new language, INGSOC, allows the party to directly control the way that party members think; complete control over the frame of the debate. All the information that we process is filtered through how we see the world, which are also known as frames. However, the Party in 1984 goes beyond merely shifting a person's frames slightly; they literally make it impossible for debate to take place outside of the frame that they define. I think this book is a very useful tool for understanding the mechanics of fascism, specifically ur-fascism, and that it will help us understand how and why the public sphere is controlled.