“The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture and the Ministry of Plenty with starvation. These contradictions are not accidental, nor do they result from ordinary hypocrisy: they are deliberate exercises in doublethink” ~ George Orwell, 1984 Yes, the spectre of hypocrisy rears its head often, while all along many of the perpetrators of such contradiction claim a superior, or more accurately, a ‘moral’ high ground in order to gain acceptance from all sides. This is the essence of attempted scrutiny at the expense of the truth, and is prevalent … Continue reading →