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Definition:
Relating to or characteristic of a system, government, or ideology that actively suppresses, distorts, or destroys truth and knowledge to maintain control over people. A veritoclasterian society or regime opposes the dissemination of factual information, often through censorship, propaganda, and the systematic destruction of records, ideas, or intellectual freedom. The term combines veritas (Latin for “truth”) with clast (meaning “breaker” or “destroyer”) and -arian, suggesting an authority figure or ruling system with a destructive approach toward truth.
Definition:
Relating to or characteristic of a system, government, or ideology that actively suppresses, distorts, or destroys truth and knowledge to maintain control over people. A veritoclasterian society or regime opposes the dissemination of factual information, often through censorship, propaganda, and the systematic destruction of records, ideas, or intellectual freedom. The term combines veritas (Latin for “truth”) with clast (meaning “breaker” or “destroyer”) and -arian, suggesting an authority figure or ruling system with a destructive approach toward truth.
The regime of Nazi Germany in the 1930s and 1940s displayed veritoclasterian tendencies by burning books that conflicted with their ideology, censoring the press, and propagating false science and biased historical narratives to control public opinion.
In George Orwell’s 1984, the concept of doublethink and the erasure of historical records in the Ministry of Truth is another veritoclasterian practice, where history is continuously rewritten to fit the government’s changing narratives, erasing true events from the collective memory.
In George Orwell’s 1984, the concept of doublethink and the erasure of historical records in the Ministry of Truth is another veritoclasterian practice, where history is continuously rewritten to fit the government’s changing narratives, erasing true events from the collective memory.
by SASFS November 16, 2024