This is still so relevant now:

> This Orwellian preoccupation with the minutiae of 'historical proof' is typical of the political sectarian who is always quoting what has been said and done in the past to prove a point to someone on the other side who is always quoting something to the opposite effect that has been said and done. As any politician knows, no evidence of any kind is ever required. It is only necessary to make a statement - any statement - forcefully enough to have an audience believe it. No one will check the lie against the facts, and, if they do, they will disbelieve the facts.

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riazrizvi 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Relevant because it's universal human nature, to only have domain over a narrow context in life, and assert what's good/bad based on that limited view with others who occupy a different one. We use justifications which make sense to us that others rightly disagree with. It's not left politics, it's not right politics, it's not just politics, it's everything. Anyone who asserts they are beyond it are full of it.

	▲	throwaway894345 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Orwell and Asimov are talking about something entirely different than drawing flawed conclusions due to inexperience—they’re talking about people with access to the facts and choosing not to believe them. For instance, Alex Pretti’s murder was recorded from several angles and yet the American right still broadly claims that he attacked the agents, that he pulled his gun on them, etc. You don’t need to be an expert in policing or anything else to watch those videos and see that those narratives are plainly false. That’s of course only one example, but there are many others.

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webdoodle 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Exactly what we see the Democrats and the Republican's in the U.S. doing. Divide and conquer. Both parties are bought and paid for by fascists and Epstein kompromat ops.

	▲	mulmen 14 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		If you can’t tell the difference between the Republicans and Democrats on February 5th, 2026 then you are the problem.
	▲	add-sub-mul-div 37 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		When people loudly assert there's no difference between the left and right in this era, I don't know how to give them the benefit of the doubt. Is it more generous to assume they're being disingenuous and too smart to actually believe what they're saying? Or vice versa?

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buzzerbetrayed 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

No more relevant today than it was 5 or 10 or 20 years ago tbh

	▲	virgildotcodes 40 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Gravity has always been an important factor in our lives, but I'd say it's even more relevant when we're actively being spaghettified by a black hole.