In Orwell’s “1984,” Goldstein is the fabricated enemy of the state used to whip the people into a frenzy. In my original article (https://margaretannaalice.substack.com/p/letter-to-a-scientifically-minded), I shared a clip from the film showing the “Two Minutes Hate” in which Goldstein’s image is projected on the screen while the audience screams in rage:
I say Trump is an unwitting Goldstein because he did not intentionally fill this role but nevertheless served the same purpose—the media fomented and laser-focused public hatred and fury on Donald Trump. Having him as a villain infused the opposition with an incredibly powerful tool by which to manipulate their audience. Want someone to hate/fear/attack something (e.g., HCQ)—associate it with Trump! Want someone to vote against something—say Trump is for it! Trump hatred was fuel to the DNC fire, which then spread to anyone who supported Trump (“Deplorables”) via guilt by association.
If you haven’t yet read/watched “1984,” you *must* do so immediately! It is essential for understanding the linguistic/cognitive manipulations and the totalitarianism we are living through today. You can start with the exceptional movie:
Thank you. I had completely forgotten about 1984. Thank you for reminding me. I don’t have an Amazon Prime account just on general principles. So no access to the movie. BTW in answer to your question about my son’s health, he improves slowly but is improving. I’m beginning to think he may have caught two variants. Delta & Omicron. Or Delta plus the flu? He hasn’t been tested so we will never know. He is totally adverse to the medical profession.
You are 100% correct about the Unwittingly Goldstein comparison, sad to say. It has caused serious problems.
Leslie, good for you not using Amazon! You can find the blu-ray or DVD for “1984” anywhere you would buy them, I’m sure. It’s worth the watch if you haven’t seen it. Reading the book is vital, too, of course.
I’m glad your son is improving, but that does sound perplexing! Regardless, thank goodness he didn’t go to the hospital as he could have ended up like one of the tragic stories in this article!
What's an unwitting Goldstein?
Good question, Leslie!
In Orwell’s “1984,” Goldstein is the fabricated enemy of the state used to whip the people into a frenzy. In my original article (https://margaretannaalice.substack.com/p/letter-to-a-scientifically-minded), I shared a clip from the film showing the “Two Minutes Hate” in which Goldstein’s image is projected on the screen while the audience screams in rage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvGmOZ5T6_Y&feature=emb_imp_woyt
I say Trump is an unwitting Goldstein because he did not intentionally fill this role but nevertheless served the same purpose—the media fomented and laser-focused public hatred and fury on Donald Trump. Having him as a villain infused the opposition with an incredibly powerful tool by which to manipulate their audience. Want someone to hate/fear/attack something (e.g., HCQ)—associate it with Trump! Want someone to vote against something—say Trump is for it! Trump hatred was fuel to the DNC fire, which then spread to anyone who supported Trump (“Deplorables”) via guilt by association.
If you haven’t yet read/watched “1984,” you *must* do so immediately! It is essential for understanding the linguistic/cognitive manipulations and the totalitarianism we are living through today. You can start with the exceptional movie:
https://smile.amazon.com/1984-John-Hurt/dp/B00993I6D2/
Thank you. I had completely forgotten about 1984. Thank you for reminding me. I don’t have an Amazon Prime account just on general principles. So no access to the movie. BTW in answer to your question about my son’s health, he improves slowly but is improving. I’m beginning to think he may have caught two variants. Delta & Omicron. Or Delta plus the flu? He hasn’t been tested so we will never know. He is totally adverse to the medical profession.
You are 100% correct about the Unwittingly Goldstein comparison, sad to say. It has caused serious problems.
Leslie, good for you not using Amazon! You can find the blu-ray or DVD for “1984” anywhere you would buy them, I’m sure. It’s worth the watch if you haven’t seen it. Reading the book is vital, too, of course.
I’m glad your son is improving, but that does sound perplexing! Regardless, thank goodness he didn’t go to the hospital as he could have ended up like one of the tragic stories in this article!