The adjective Orwellian describes the situation, idea, or societal condition that George Orwell identified as being destructive to the welfare of a free society. It connotes an attitude and a policy of control by propaganda, surveillance, misinformation, denial of truth, and manipulation of the past, including the "unperson" — a person whose past existence's expunged from the public record and memory, practiced by modern repressive governments. Often, this includes the circumstances depic… (More on Orwellian)