Regarding deception and political manipulation, think the english language itself is orwellian. This is for two reasons.
- English is a language to forward might and machine.
- People are unaware about this, and are even less able to understand how to do anything about it.
Upholding the machine language requires some myths such as: ·Languages are neutral. ·Languages are only tools to make ourselves understood. ·That words can't be questioned. ·To go in depth, you have to use unpoetic words.
That is not to say that the masses are completely blind, but rather that they might see one word that they don't like such as the n-word. But after weeding out the word and replacing it with some less unhealthy word, it seems like the language has become great again. "The language was almost perfect, we just needed to get out that filthy word".
We operate with the english language assuming that it was made in good faith, but not seeing that might and machine has always stood on the side to nudge us in their preferred direction.
On a side note. Concider the word "ethnic cleansing". Is this a healthy word?