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One Pill, Two Pill, Red Pill, Blue Pill: Herbert Marcuse and the Administered Society

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The Orwellian Dialectical Process

In Orwellian form, the meaning of the word peace is stabilized. Peace is redefined as necessarily in the prevailing situation, including preparation for war or even war. The basic vocabulary of the Orwellian language operates as a priori categories of understanding, performing all content. These conditions invalidate the logic of tolerance, which involves a rational development of meaning and precludes the closing of meaning. In democracy with totalitarian organization, I guess we could call that like now, but that's poor Marcusea.

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