This is great. The war on truth is all around us. My main concerns at the moment are the imposition of gender ideology onto the populations (an unfalsifiable believe system akin to a gnostic religion - and entirely a matter of opinion) and the 'queering' of society (nothing to do with gay rights) which an attempt to destroy social and sexual norms.
I will add a few more comments. My comments are not any attack on people's personal beliefs, or self-image or self-definition. My critic is that the STATE is trying to impose this set of beliefs into its citizens, and trying to do so using coercion (law) and by embedding the ideology into the public education system, usually without parent awareness of approval. The state is, in some cases, actively trying to get citizens/students to go along with real falsehoods. Which is exactly what was happening in 1984.
This is great. The war on truth is all around us. My main concerns at the moment are the imposition of gender ideology onto the populations (an unfalsifiable believe system akin to a gnostic religion - and entirely a matter of opinion) and the 'queering' of society (nothing to do with gay rights) which an attempt to destroy social and sexual norms.
I will add a few more comments. My comments are not any attack on people's personal beliefs, or self-image or self-definition. My critic is that the STATE is trying to impose this set of beliefs into its citizens, and trying to do so using coercion (law) and by embedding the ideology into the public education system, usually without parent awareness of approval. The state is, in some cases, actively trying to get citizens/students to go along with real falsehoods. Which is exactly what was happening in 1984.
@Jon Miltimore
based on the 2019 publication date of this essay, at least 29 years ago would be more realistic than at least 25 years ago.....good essay, anyway