The joke that progressives use 1984 as an instruction manual is not as funny as it used to be. The New York Times, flagship publication of the liberal establishment, has published a piece by Kevin Roose entitled, “How the Biden Administration Can Help Solve Our Reality Crisis.” It calls for a cross-agency task force under the command of a Reality Czar that would be a corollary of George Orwell’s Ministry of Truth.
The Reality Czar would command “a centralized task force” that would “coordinate a single, strategic response” to what the liberal media establishment calls “disinformation” — i.e., facts and opinions that do not comply with the Democratic Party line.
When Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker sent 500 National Guard troops to contribute to the show of force that has been staged in Washington, he cited “the dark forces of racism, white supremacy, and disinformation.” Maybe the troops will help round up perpetuators of disinformation and escort them to Room 101 for what liberals call “deprogramming.”
Among the beliefs Roose wants the federal government to prevent us from holding is that COVID-19 came from a Chinese lab — which it probably did.
The liberal establishment’s embrace of totalitarianism is out in the open now: Continue reading NYT: wrongthink must be rigorously suppressed, or else…!