In George Orwell's novel 1984, he described “doublethink” as “the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.” Neither belief need be wrong, but they certainly can’t both be right at the same time. Here is what I mean:
During the early hours of May 31, Turkish police carried out a controversial raid to disperse Gezi Park protesters who, at the time, were sleeping in their tents. A few tents caught fire, and the day continued with police intensely clamping down on protesters, using water cannons and tear gas. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan blames an “international interest rate lobby,” “foreign agents” and “terrorist groups” for attacks on the police, due to their jealousy of his Justice and Development Party's (AKP) success. Yet many consider the excessive police force to be the reason behind the record number of people pouring into the streets of Istanbul, and other cities across the country, in support of these protesters and their individual rights.
