The Effects of Doublethink

    Late into Part 2, Winston begins reading Emmanuel Goldstein's book, "The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism". The book discusses Doublethink, which the book defines as accepting two contradictory facts as true at the same time. This is an insane concept to think about, and seems almost impossible in real life, but the effects of it are great. It perfectly solves all of the problems the Party might've had of keeping the members of the Party in line. The members of the Inner Party who may be perpetuating the war both know the war cannot end and are fervent supporters of the Party's victory in the war. This does mean that the people who use doublethink can't think too deeply into things and form their own conclusions as that destroys the principles of doublethink. While the party doesn't care about this "minor" side-effect, this could have major ramifications for anyone who uses the concept of doublethink in our times. Although it might be much less common, I'm sure people nowadays use this concept as well, although I can't think of any specific examples. Are there any examples you can think of?