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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,〔Papers in Ethics and Social Philosophy: - Volume 3 - Page 107, David Lewis - 2000〕 or a rejection of strong social or philosophical principles.〔Evidence, Policy and Practice: Critical Perspectives in Health and Social Care, Jon Glasby - 2011, p 22〕 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.〔Renaissance Self-Fashioning: From More to Shakespeare, Stephen Greenblatt - 2012〕 People were similarly executed, or imprisoned in concentration camps, for thoughtcrime during the 20th century in totalitarian regimes, such as Stalinist USSR, Maoist China, and Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge. The word is also used in instances where people are prevented from voicing opinions which are politically incorrect or which others may potentially be offended by. This prevention may affect speech, writing, and other forms of expression. The punishment of apostasy in sharia law is sometimes interpreted as being the death penalty, which has been described as a thoughtcrime.〔Critique: Review of the Department of State's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices- Page 330, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, 1992〕 == ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' == (詳細はsecret police of the novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four''. It is their job to uncover and punish ''thoughtcrime''. The Thought Police use surveillance and psychological monitoring to find and eliminate members of society who challenge the party's authority and ideology.〔.〕 The Thought Police of Orwell and their pursuit of ''thoughtcrime'' were based on the methods used by the totalitarian states and ideologies of the 20th century. The term "Thought Police", by extension, has come to refer to real or perceived enforcement of ideological correctness. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「thoughtcrime」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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