#selectivememory — Public Fediverse posts
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In nationalist thought there are facts which are both true and untrue, known and unknown. A known fact may be so unbearable that it is habitually pushed aside and not allowed to enter into logical processes, or on the other hand it may enter into every calculation and yet never be admitted as a fact, even in one’s own mind.
George Orwell (1903-1950) English journalist, essayist, writer [pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair]
Essay (1945-05), “Notes on Nationalism,” Polemic Magazine (1945-10)More about this quote: wist.info/orwell-george/46211/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #orwell #georgeorwell #acceptance #alternatefacts #cognitivedissonance #delusion #facingfacts #factcheck #facts #nationalism #reality #selectivememory #truth
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In nationalist thought there are facts which are both true and untrue, known and unknown. A known fact may be so unbearable that it is habitually pushed aside and not allowed to enter into logical processes, or on the other hand it may enter into every calculation and yet never be admitted as a fact, even in one’s own mind.
George Orwell (1903-1950) English journalist, essayist, writer [pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair]
Essay (1945-05), “Notes on Nationalism,” Polemic Magazine (1945-10)More about this quote: wist.info/orwell-george/46211/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #orwell #georgeorwell #acceptance #alternatefacts #cognitivedissonance #delusion #facingfacts #factcheck #facts #nationalism #reality #selectivememory #truth
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In nationalist thought there are facts which are both true and untrue, known and unknown. A known fact may be so unbearable that it is habitually pushed aside and not allowed to enter into logical processes, or on the other hand it may enter into every calculation and yet never be admitted as a fact, even in one’s own mind.
George Orwell (1903-1950) English journalist, essayist, writer [pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair]
Essay (1945-05), “Notes on Nationalism,” Polemic Magazine (1945-10)More about this quote: wist.info/orwell-george/46211/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #orwell #georgeorwell #acceptance #alternatefacts #cognitivedissonance #delusion #facingfacts #factcheck #facts #nationalism #reality #selectivememory #truth
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In nationalist thought there are facts which are both true and untrue, known and unknown. A known fact may be so unbearable that it is habitually pushed aside and not allowed to enter into logical processes, or on the other hand it may enter into every calculation and yet never be admitted as a fact, even in one’s own mind.
George Orwell (1903-1950) English journalist, essayist, writer [pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair]
Essay (1945-05), “Notes on Nationalism,” Polemic Magazine (1945-10)More about this quote: wist.info/orwell-george/46211/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #orwell #georgeorwell #acceptance #alternatefacts #cognitivedissonance #delusion #facingfacts #factcheck #facts #nationalism #reality #selectivememory #truth
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I can think of a fair few breaches of international law that happened before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, most of which were committed by countries Kallas would consider her political allies.
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
"You cannot reward monsters": US lawmakers demand increased pressure on Russia -- Russian attack shows Moscow is not serious about peace, NATO chief says -- How Soviet nostalgia and silence enable wartime complicity on Russian YouTube -- How the Kremlin drafted Russia's hackers to attack the West, leading to a rare US court case ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/02/wednesday-february-4-2026/
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
"You cannot reward monsters": US lawmakers demand increased pressure on Russia -- Russian attack shows Moscow is not serious about peace, NATO chief says -- How Soviet nostalgia and silence enable wartime complicity on Russian YouTube -- How the Kremlin drafted Russia's hackers to attack the West, leading to a rare US court case ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/02/wednesday-february-4-2026/
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
"You cannot reward monsters": US lawmakers demand increased pressure on Russia -- Russian attack shows Moscow is not serious about peace, NATO chief says -- How Soviet nostalgia and silence enable wartime complicity on Russian YouTube -- How the Kremlin drafted Russia's hackers to attack the West, leading to a rare US court case ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/02/wednesday-february-4-2026/
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
"You cannot reward monsters": US lawmakers demand increased pressure on Russia -- Russian attack shows Moscow is not serious about peace, NATO chief says -- How Soviet nostalgia and silence enable wartime complicity on Russian YouTube -- How the Kremlin drafted Russia's hackers to attack the West, leading to a rare US court case ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/02/wednesday-february-4-2026/
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
"You cannot reward monsters": US lawmakers demand increased pressure on Russia -- Russian attack shows Moscow is not serious about peace, NATO chief says -- How Soviet nostalgia and silence enable wartime complicity on Russian YouTube -- How the Kremlin drafted Russia's hackers to attack the West, leading to a rare US court case ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/02/wednesday-february-4-2026/
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A quotation from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Memory is a net; one finds it full of fish when he takes it from the brook; but a dozen miles of water have run through it without sticking.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) American poet, essayist, scholar
Article (1858-10), “Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table,” Atlantic MonthlySourcing, notes: wist.info/holmes-sr-oliver-wen…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #experience #forgetfulness #memory #recollection #selectivememory
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A quotation from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Memory is a net; one finds it full of fish when he takes it from the brook; but a dozen miles of water have run through it without sticking.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) American poet, essayist, scholar
Article (1858-10), “Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table,” Atlantic MonthlySourcing, notes: wist.info/holmes-sr-oliver-wen…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #experience #forgetfulness #memory #recollection #selectivememory
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A quotation from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Memory is a net; one finds it full of fish when he takes it from the brook; but a dozen miles of water have run through it without sticking.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) American poet, essayist, scholar
Article (1858-10), “Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table,” Atlantic MonthlySourcing, notes: wist.info/holmes-sr-oliver-wen…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #experience #forgetfulness #memory #recollection #selectivememory
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WENDY: Oh! Peter, when Captain Hook carried us away —
PETER: Who’s Captain Hook? Is it a story? Tell it me.
WENDY: (aghast) Do you mean to say you’ve even forgotten Captain Hook, and how you killed him and saved all our lives?
PETER: (fidgeting) I forget them after I kill them.J. M. Barrie (1860-1937) Scottish novelist and dramatist [James Matthew Barrie]
When Wendy Grew Up — An Afterthought (1908, publ. 1957)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/barrie-james/76677/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #peterpan #jmbarrie #disregard #forgetfulness #memory #remembrance #selectivememory
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“This is a story about memory. And this much can be remembered ...”
Terry Pratchett; Soul Music
#DiscWorld #SelectiveMemory #ICantRecall #IDontRemember #DrDeathSunak #LiarSunak #CovidInquiry -
“This is a story about memory. And this much can be remembered ...”
Terry Pratchett; Soul Music
#DiscWorld #SelectiveMemory #ICantRecall #IDontRemember #DrDeathSunak #LiarSunak #CovidInquiry -
“This is a story about memory. And this much can be remembered ...”
Terry Pratchett; Soul Music
#DiscWorld #SelectiveMemory #ICantRecall #IDontRemember #DrDeathSunak #LiarSunak #CovidInquiry -
“This is a story about memory. And this much can be remembered ...”
Terry Pratchett; Soul Music
#DiscWorld #SelectiveMemory #ICantRecall #IDontRemember #DrDeathSunak #LiarSunak #CovidInquiry -
“This is a story about memory. And this much can be remembered ...”
Terry Pratchett; Soul Music
#DiscWorld #SelectiveMemory #ICantRecall #IDontRemember #DrDeathSunak #LiarSunak #CovidInquiry -
New House Speaker Conveniently Can’t Remember His Past Homophobia. | Mike Johnson has an extensive record attacking LGBTQ rights—and suddenly, he doesn’t want to talk about it.
https://newrepublic.com/post/176473/speaker-mike-johnson-cant-remember-past-homophobia-fox
#MikeJohnson #Homophobia #LGBTQrights #NewHouseSpeaker #PastRecord #SelectiveMemory #Politics #News