The Soviet Union, during the first Five Year Plan, had the motto “two plus two equals five,” meaning “we will achieve the five year plan in four years.” Real totalitarians are nearly as creepy as the ones Orwell imagined.
Victor Hugo used 2+2=5 politically before Orwell. In Hugo’s case, the dictator playing silly-buggers with the math was Napoleon.
The Soviet Union, during the first Five Year Plan, had the motto “two plus two equals five,” meaning “we will achieve the five year plan in four years.” Real totalitarians are nearly as creepy as the ones Orwell imagined.
Victor Hugo used 2+2=5 politically before Orwell. In Hugo’s case, the dictator playing silly-buggers with the math was Napoleon.