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> the NSA public key had an organizational name of "MiniTruth", and a common name of "Big Brother" > the Ministry of Truth was the agency who's job was propaga
by tripzilch 7y ago
> the NSA public key had an organizational name of "MiniTruth", and a common name of "Big Brother"
> the Ministry of Truth was the agency who's job was propaganda and suppression of truths that did not suit the malignant fictional future government in the book, and "Big Brother" was the evil shadowy leader of this government.
"Are we the baddies?", said nobody at the NSA.
Seriously, this is kind of blatant. I could see them using the phrase "Big Brother", because it has become a common saying and lost some of its edge. But not Ministry of Truth, that only has one meaning and it's terrifying. It literally means "ministry of lying to the people and denial of truth". There is no reading of the book, no matter how superficial, that the term "Ministry of Truth" is anything but overtly sarcastic.
What does this come from? Is it edgy young people (young back then), picking these names? Even if tongue-in-cheek, it has enormous consequences on the culture inside a rather insulated work environment of a job that really should be one of solemn responsibility.
- jsjohnst 7y ago> What does this come from? Do some reading of the threads here + links to previous discussions. Ray Ozzie (one involved) has been commenting.