Sunday, February 10, 2008

Complete Absurdity

Many of The Party's activities, although they're wrong and unjustified, logically make sense. All the measures they take is to make sure that they have complete control and they do this at a disturbing efficiency. Yet, their ministries make no sense. The Ministry that takes care of their perpetual war is actually called the Ministry of Peace. Oceania beside its perpetual war, is always perpetually under funded and their rations are always cut down, the Ministry that deals with their constant but never satisfied need is ironically called the Ministry of Plenty. The Ministry that deals with their propaganda and controls the all sources of information and entertainment is called the Ministry of Truth. The most terrifying atrocity is that of the Ministry that deals with the tortures and brutal interrogations is actually called the Ministry of Love. This being the worst of all the Ministries because not only are people being horribly punished in that Ministry but the cruel despot actually has the nerve to call it the Ministry of Love.