1984 Quote Significance Ignorance is Strength-3/5

"...blackwhite...Applied to an opponent, it means the habit of impudently claiming that black is white, in contradiction of the plain facts. Applied to a Party member, it means a loyal willingness to say that black is white when Party discipline demands it...also the ability to believe that black is white, and more, to know that black is white, and to forget that one has ever believed the contrary" (212).

Here is another newspeak word introduced with a paradox. When an insult, it means you're ignoring the facts, when a compliment, it means you are loyal to the party. I understand the paradox, but it doesn't make sense(a befitting paradox in itself). The Party is essentially blackwhite itself, but in the negative connotation. It purposely ignores the facts to get what it wants or needs, as is stated with the phrase 2+2=5. So, when a Party member is blackwhite with the good connotation, they're the following the bad part of it as well. Either way, the facts are ignored, and the Party reinforces that, as the people in the good connotation of blackwhite believe that black is white. There can be no bad side, as the good side entails it, and there can be no good, as it is basically the bad.

Tenet-[Noun] any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., esp. one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.

Vilify-[Verb used w/o object] 1. To speak ill of; defame; slander 2. [Obsolete] to make vile.