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An Orwellian rectification that seems to be catching on. "rectify — the Ministry of Truth euphemism for the alteration of the historical record:"
by vixen99 7y ago
An Orwellian rectification that seems to be catching on.
"rectify — the Ministry of Truth euphemism for the alteration of the historical record:"
- asjw 7y agoThat's not what's happening here. In 1984 the facts were changed, the chocolate ration is the most famous example of this. This is just the right after 30 years of jail having paid the debt to society to have a second chance. The official records and newspapers of the past 30 years report the fact as it happened, nobody altered them
- Cthulhu_ 7y agoI don't know the details of this case, but, the guy was caught and served his time. He has been punished for what he did, and hopefully he's been rehabilitated and can reintegrate back into society. That's a lot more difficult if any employer (for example) googles his name and decides to not hire him because he did something thirty years ago. He's asking for a change in search results, that won't erase what he did and / or his conviction.
- Gibbon1 7y agoIt's like the joke: but do they call me "McGregor the bridge builder"? No! Point is in life there are things you can't walk back.