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phineas gage on June 14, 2006 - 1:24pm

Yea, this reminds me of the Ministry of Plenty in the George Orwell novel "1984". When the chocolate ration is decreased from 3 oz to 2 oz, it is announced to the public as an increase in the ration. All production quotas are reported as exceeding their targets month after month even though Winston, the main character, knows the government's claims are bogus. It is Winston's job to "rectify" the data before pulishing it for masses.

You can read the entire eerie chapter 4 of 1984 for free here:

http://www.online-literature.com/orwell/1984/4/

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Prodigal Son on June 14, 2006 - 2:37pm

creepy analogy!

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wstephens on June 14, 2006 - 4:06pm

Ignorance Is Strength.

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step back on June 14, 2006 - 9:28pm

Inconvenient Truths are Gorry Falsehoods

-BB

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