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George Orwell, adversaire résolu de la police de la pensée et d’autres vices contemporains

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Professor, Law Faculty, Université Laval, Québec, Member of Tolerance.ca®
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Aujourd’hui, nous avons un besoin criant de George Orwell. Nous avons besoin de lui en tant qu’adversaire résolu de la double pensée, de la novlangue, de « la police de la pensée », du « crime de la pensée » et tant d’autres vices qui déshonorent notre contemporanéité. Quand l’esprit totalitaire se répand, quand l’individu totalitaire s’enrage et s’organise en lyncheurs, c’est normal de s’opposer et de faire barrière !

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Statue de George Orwell, BBC Broadcasting House, Londres.




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