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In the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) by George Orwell, the Two Minutes Hate is the daily period during which members of the Outer and Inner Party of Oceania must watch a film depicting Emmanuel Goldstein, the principal enemy of the state, and his followers, the Brotherhood, and loudly voice their hatred for the enemy and then their love for Big Brother.[1] The political purpose of the Two Minutes Hate is to allow the citizens of Oceania to vent their existential anguish and personal hatred towards politically expedient enemies: Goldstein and the enemy super-state of the moment. In re-directing the members' subconscious feelings away from the Party's governance of Oceania and towards non-existent external enemies, the Party minimises thoughtcrime and the consequent subversive behaviours of thoughtcriminals.[2] In the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, the first session of Two Minutes Hate shows the introduction of O'Brien, a member of the Inner Party, to the story of Winston Smit

Two Minutes Hate - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Daily mass ritual in Nineteen Eighty-Four In the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) by George Orwell , the Two Minutes Hate is the daily period during which members of the Outer and Inner Party of Oceania must watch a film depicting Emmanuel Goldstein , the principal enemy of the state and loudly voice their hatred for him followed by declaring their love for the Party leader Big Brother . The political purpose of the Two Minutes Hate is to allow the citizens of Oceania to vent their personal hatred tow

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