Newspeak Dictionary 12th Edition: Words as Weapons How Language Controls Thought (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798283046105)

Power has always tried to maintain itself and suppress change and dissent. The Internet age provided people with a new way to communicate, which also broke the exclusive communication channels of government and corporations. For the first time, anyone could set up and broadcast to the world (e.g. YouTube, Twitter, Facebook etc). A government's worst nightmare.

Information and communication were no longer subject to censorship and control. Alternative viewpoints could be expressed and distributed for free to anyone. If knowledge is power, then the traditional methods of "controlling the narrative", and the information that people receive which they can use to make decisions, are gone.

The reaction of power has been to systematically suppress and censor media platforms, and enact laws to restrict the communication of opinions and viewpoints.

Think of this document not just as a list of words, but as a warning signal. It shines a light on something crucial happening in Western countries, especially since the early 2000s: the deliberate twisting of language to push agendas, control what people think, and reshape our society.

Author: Jacques Miov
ISBN-13: 9798283046105
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 05/09/2025
Pages: 202
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d