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M*A*S*H pothole
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* [[State Sec|Thought]] [[Secret Police|Police]]
* [[Doublethink]]
Neologisms that are based on Newspeak syntax but not coined by Orwell have also appeared, the most notable being ''[[Too Many Cooks|groupthink]]'' (a sanitized synonym for {{w|herd mentality|'herd mentality' or 'mob mentality'}}). [[Life Imitates Art|Frighteningly often]] such words are coined in political/media circles (and the [[Memetic Mutation|Internet]]). For instance, ''[[Double-Speak]]'' has retained its Orwellian connotations, even though [[Beam Me Up, Scotty|he never said it]].
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* ''[[The 4400]]''. In one episode, when Tom and Diana are sent to see who is writing a pro-promicin blog, Diana comments that they aren't supposed to be the Thought Police.
* ''[[Babylon 5]]'': During President Clark's totalitarian regime, and also in a [[Flash Forward]] ("Reverse-Correct InfoSpeak" being used to describe Historical Revisionism; specifically revised bits of history are "Goodfacts" as opposed to "Realfacts").
* ''[[
* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode "Angel One" where the aliens invite some of the Enterprise crew to an execution:
{{quote|"Mistress Beata invites you to witness this morning's reaffirmation of Angel One's moral imperative."}}
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