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truemeliorist t1_iughm9o wrote

Reply to comment by SKYLINEBOY2002UK in UK terror survivors tracked down by deniers who believe their injuries are fake by SKYLINEBOY2002UK

> The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.

George Orwell, 1984

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Pendu_uM t1_iugpn46 wrote

As someone who deals with people who are conspiracy theorists, that quote could be used by both sides

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littlemetal t1_iuh6fxr wrote

What can't?

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Pendu_uM t1_iuh7lut wrote

What can't what? Not sure what you're asking, but I'm disappointed people are down voting me. All I'm saying is conspiracy theorists usually has doubts of an epistemic nature to the point where they sometimes only rely on their sense data and other times rely on people they trust. So when this quote goes on to talk about sensory evidence, I realized that this quote for people who doubt the integrity and refuse to rely on institutions or research, in this instance, that quote can be used against you, since it would make sense for their side too.

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Klapkop t1_iujtssg wrote

They really love quoting 1984 without reading it so anything from that book will probably be used against you.

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