The Complete Newspeak Dictionary: Altered Words
Community - OLD: Your neighbors. NEW: Your government.
Education - OLD: The process of teaching a child all he will need to know so he may care for himself in adulthood. NEW: The process indoctrinating a child with the prevailing political philosophies, but neglecting to teach him how to care for himself in adulthood.
Equality - OLD: Equal treatment under the law. The belief that no person should be treated differently from another. NEW: If any inequities are discovered in society, create laws which MAKE people equal.
Liberty - OLD: Freedom FROM government oppression. NEW: No meaning. Most modern political movements are unable to acknowledge the true meaning of this word, since it would interfere with their obsession of using government programs to re-organize the thoughts and behaviors of society.
Rights - OLD: The inalienable rights of man. “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” NEW: Entitlements. The right to “Law & Order”, financial security, and the pursuit of lawsuits. Citizens expect to be protected by expanding the power of the government.’
