To think that you have to blindly align all of your opinions and beliefs entirely on one side of the political spectrum or the other is to live in a lie. You are allowed to have opinions and beliefs that cross and bridge the political spectrum.

The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. … Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.

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Someone steals 20% of your paycheck by hacking your bank account. You notice, stop the hack, and demand your money back. The hacker tells you they’re willing to stop hacking you if you just let them keep what they stole. Would you trust them? This is what Russia does, but with land instead of money.