Friday, November 04, 2005
Goodthinkful voters have choice

“The purpose of Newspeak was not only to provide a medium of expression for the worldview and mental habits proper to the devotees of Ingsoc, but to make all other modes of thought impossible. It was intended that when Newspeak had been adopted once and for all and Oldspeak forgotten, a heretical thought -- that is, a thought diverging from the principles of Ingsoc – should be literally unthinkable.”

John Howard is facing concerted opposition trying to convince Australians that his proposed Industrial Relations (IR) reforms will be good for them. Despite a spectacularly expensive promotional campaign – potentially costing $100 million within the year – still the majority of people remain opposed to the changes.

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