2016: Year of Orwellian manipulation

We must declare 2016 the year of Orwellian manipulation. For the purposes of this article, Orwellian manipulation is about presenting falsehoods as truths, and truths as falsehoods. The aim is to distort political reality and, thereby, change the political environment to the disadvantage of political opponents and discredit those whose views and interests do not coincide with your agenda. Essentially, Orwellian manipulation is about ensuring that one’s preferred outcomes become the dominant ...