alt Hacker News"The Pentagon has released a modernization plan for Stars and Stripes that affirms the publication’s independence while expanding Defense Department oversight, introducing new restrictions on content"
Seems like this sentence contains contradictory statements.
Replies
throw0101c • today at 3:02 PM
> Seems like this sentence contains contradictory statements.
"War is peace."
"Freedom is slavery."
➕ show 3 replies
rogerkirkness • today at 1:37 PM
I assume it means changing governance policies while letting them continue to make their own decisions within that framework.
➕ show 3 replies
esafak • today at 1:59 PM
Debasing language is the way of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doublethink
➕ show 1 reply
I think the sentence just contains very laid back observations of hypocrisy.
"affirms the publication's independence" = Says it's independent.
"expanding Defense Department oversight, introducing new restrictions" = makes it non-independent.
Conclusion: The sentence indicates the policy is hypocritical and built on lies. The sentence is not contradictory, the policy is.