Neolingua/ Newspeak (& domande, questions)

http://www.online-literature.com/orwell/1984/2/
http://hem.passagen.se/replikant/ingsoc_propaganda.htm


la guerra è pace; la libertà è schiavitù; l'ignoranza è forza (Neolingua)

[Orwell’s 1984 opens in London, now a part of the country Oceania. The whole globe is divided into three countries, Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia all perpetually at war with each other. The leading protagonist Winston Smith enters his flat in the dingy building ironically named Victory Mansions and is immediately conscious of the poster of “Big Brother” with the inscription “Big Brother is Watching You.” The “Party” has taken over all aspects of life and is intent on eradicating individuality. Winston is painfully aware of the telescreen, which is both a receiver and transmitter at the same time. It incessantly relays messages from the Party and simultaneously allows the dreaded “thought police” to tune into the activities of any individual at any given time. The administration is divided among four Ministries- the Ministry of Truth, which deals with news, entertainment, education and fine arts, the Ministry of Love which maintains law and order, the Ministry of Peace which wages war and the Ministry of Plenty which handles economic affairs. The very vocabulary of the people was under Party Control; a system called “newspeak” was encouraged. One of the most dreaded words in the arsenal of Newspeak was the most heinous offence according to the Party – that of “thoughtcrime” which was sure to be punished by the Thought police. The slogans of Newspeak are “War is Peace”, "Freedom is Slavery” and “Ignorance is Strength"]


(a volte mi domando quanto estesi sono gli apparati della Polizia del Pensiero e del Ministero dell'Amore- e fino a che punto io ne faccio parte.
sometimes I wonder how pervasive are the apparatuses of the thought police and of the Ministry of Love; and to what extent I am a part of them.)