Meaning of we have always been at war with Eastasia | Babel Free

Definitions

Used to highlight a situation in which circumstances have changed, yet this change has gone unacknowledged or is being denied.

humorous

Examples

“Now it truly is as if it never existed in this repository! And we've always been at war with Eastasia.”

“The more conversational, many-to-many nature of the medium also acts as a counterweight to older-style broadcast politics, where rulers could more easily get away with assurances that, "We've always been at war with Eastasia".”

“"The President never downplayed the virus," according to press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. We have always been at war with Eastasia.”

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