Thoughtcrime
A thoughtcrime is an occurrence or instance of controversial or socially unacceptable thoughts. The term is also used to describe some theological concepts such as disbelief or idolatry, or a rejection of strong social or philosophical principles.
The term was popularized in the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, wherein thoughtcrime is the criminal act of holding unspoken beliefs or doubts that oppose or question the ruling party. In the book, the government attempts to control not only the speech and actions, but also the thoughts of its subjects. To entertain unacceptable thoughts is known as crimethink in Newspeak, the ideologically purified dialect of the party. "Crimestop" is a way to avoid crimethink by immediately purging dangerous thoughts from the mind.
Summary
Some modern publishers have described people who were being prosecuted and burned at the stake for heresy in various Abrahamic religions, as being victims of thoughtcrime laws. Such victims of thoughtcrime laws would sometimes be offered the chance to repent for their thoughtcrimes.
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- Deep South Compilation released: 1992
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Measured by the system every detail on your face
You must fear the thought police
They're watching every place
Invisible chains unbreakable in my control
Now feel them break your body
Break your soul
Thoughtcrime
Absolute surveillance, I am everywhere
Total supervision, never know if I am there
Mental strays of opposition put violently back in line
Till each and everyone of you is mine
Tell me your deepest nightmares
Your inner struggles
I can make them reappear
Torture and isolation
Mind devastation
Until you're breaking down in fear
Thoughtcrime – a prison for your mind
Thoughtcrime – manifested by the blind
Thoughtcrime – real they'll never be
Thoughtcrime – all your thoughts belong to me
A prison for your mind
Manifested by the blind
Real they'll never be
All your thoughts belong to me
Tell me your deepest nightmares
Your inner struggles
I can make them reappear
Torture and isolation
Mind devastation
Until you're breaking down in fear
Thoughtcrime – a prison for your mind
Thoughtcrime – manifested by the blind
Thoughtcrime – real they'll never be
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