Pete Hegseth Says the Renamed ‘Department of War’ Stands for ‘Peace’
So when are we going to have always been at war with Eurasia?
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Sooo... War is peace? Like, literally from the book 1984? Alright, then.
You know how far right conservatives love to accuse the left of ushering in 1984? Literally every accusation is a confession, it's wild how predictable it is.
It is called projection. Hardcore criminals assume everyone must think like they do.
Well, the same Confederate dipshits don't even understand that Orwell was a socialist, and want to claim him as one of theirs, so there's that. Much like they want to cherry-pick MLK and claim he'd be a Republican today, LOL.
Doubleplusgood.
Thanks Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to 20 grams per week
doubleplusUNgood.
Goodthinked that for you.
At least in the book the government has an explanation for it. "War is peace" because the local population is much more nationalistic and supportive of the incumbent government when fighting a war. Critics of the government can be declared traitors and enemy sympathizers and locked up without trial. People are also more accepting of rationing and lowering the standard of living in order to support the war effort. The war doesn't even need to be real. The government can just make up a war and get all the benefits that come from it.
Like a "war on terror?"
War on drugs. War on terror. War on crime.
War on wokeness
That's why Trump is trying to start a few wars in South America
As if he read the book. This just shows that fascists have no original thought, since every fascist will resort to doublethink to hide their intentions.
As if he read a book. . .
Ignorance is strength
It is when it's the ignorance of the gullible rubes who prop up your cult.
Orwell was bang on.
It wasn't supposed to be an instruction manual!
"Because you got all Cs in high school?"
God, how I've wanted to say this to a cop who pulled me over.
😘👌
"Fighting for Peace is like fucking for Virginity.". - John Lennon
Up is down. Black is white. Good is evil.
Wow. We're already jumping to "war is peace". I honestly thought we had a little more time before full 1984. Fuck it, why not.
This guy is cringe master supreme. He's trying to role play as a hardened bad ass but he's softer than a dairy queen on a hot summer day.
He looks like he thinks he's Timothy Olyphant
Is the Dairy Queen itself made of dairy?
Softer than a porn star on take 32. And with no fluffer in site
I think fluffers became obsolete with the rise of Viagra.
He's 10-ply.
They used to gaslight with a little finesse. That drunkard has no finesse
War ≠ peace
Hegseth ≠ reason
War Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Ignorance Is Strength
Florida’s (is it their surgeon general?) said vaccines are slavery so that’s 2, and a certain group going around calling themselves something liberty are banning books and calling it a way to be a stronger and more United country so theres all 3.
War is peace
~Geoege Orwell
The they should have renamed it The Department of Peace. DOP.
Ministry of Peace is more on brand for them.
I’m all for drinking, but I’ll be fucked if I’m going to believe anything MC Hammered “We’re clean on OPSEC” has to say.
These people can't tell the difference. It's all the same, that's why Trump can't believe he hasn't won a Nobel prize for peace.
He must have accepted that he's not getting the Nobel. They don't give Peace Prizes to someone who adds the Department of WAR to his government. That's not sending the right message of Peace.
At war with Eurasia? Oh man wait until you learn about the Middle East.
Wait I thought we were always at war with East Asia? Did I miss a memo?
Yeaaah, we're putting cover sheets on all the TPS reports now before they go out.
Then why not call it "The Department of Peace"
Paging Mr. Orwell!
I mean I guess if your definition of peace includes oligarchs vacuuming up resources and torturing people while roaming armies prowl the streets for unattended females.
These guys don’t doublespeak very well. You’re doing it backwards Pete.
A ministry of peace you say?
The ole 1984 handbook.
Well I have to admit at least they are honest about the US being in a state of eternal war.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWXazVhlyxQ
Yeah, we get it, and freedom is slavery and ignorance is strength.
The Ministry of Truth should just call it the Ministry of Peace.
Is “stand for peace” the name of anew cocktail?
Neolingua here we go!
department of peace
MiniPax, MiniLuv, and MiniTru.
Bombing for peace is like fucking for virginity…
That reference is going to (sadly) go over wore a few folks' heads, but I remember Bush and Powell's insane justifications.