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In George Orwell’s classic novel, 1984, he imagined numerous linguistic manipulations. The fictitious government wanted everyone to use Newspeak. As Orwell imagined it, the government imposed a way of speaking in order to control people’s ability to think critically. In May a Guardian/Harris poll about the economy was released. It found that 56% of Americans think we’re in a recession. I have to stop right there and after I’m done shaking my head, point out that no, we are not in recession.
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