{"id":49,"date":"2004-10-26T11:28:00","date_gmt":"2004-10-26T11:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/2004\/10\/26\/1984\/"},"modified":"2004-10-26T11:28:00","modified_gmt":"2004-10-26T11:28:00","slug":"1984","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/2004\/10\/26\/1984\/","title":{"rendered":""1984""},"content":{"rendered":"

No, no – not the year. Well, sort of. I’m talking about the book -and more specifically the re-writing of history to fit a new set of “facts”. It was a big thing in the book, poor Winston Smith spending all day rewriting the historical records to reflect the latest propeganda.<\/p>\n

I’ve noticed this phenomon among real people, in the here and now. They tend to blur the line between fact and convenient fiction – rewriting their story as the situation changes so that the advantage is theirs. Or at least, so that the fault isn’t.<\/p>\n

Are they lying? Yes, usually from the very start – and then it just compounds from there. The stories get more fanciful – the tales of woe are filled with even more woe.<\/p>\n

The curious thing is that they tell so many tales that they forget where the truth is. I think that’s why they end up distorting things so much, they forget which lies they’ve told which people.<\/p>\n

Do they know they are lying? I think deep down, yeah, they know. But on the surface, one of these “1984”ers will keep back peddling and shifting gears to avoid being “caught”.<\/p>\n

So, why this topic? And why now? A few things have come to light about my former room-mate that have reemphasied his 1984 behavior. Must be nice to live in a world where things always go your way. I, in contrast, feel very firmly rooting in reality. <\/p>\n

And it bites.<\/p>\n

So, how do I deal with those who have lost their grip? I don’t. You can’t catch them in a lie because they don’t think they’re lying. So, the best bet it just to ignore what they say and don’t put anything of yours on the line. Treat them like a good book. Totatlly fiction, lots of plot twists and a surprise ending. And know that you can always close the book and get on with your life at any time. <\/p>\n

Which is what I did.<\/p>\n

And now, I’m going back to work…
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