Ignorance is Strength

I watched a documentary today that had clips from "1984" and "Animal Farm."  In one scene from "1984" I saw the well-known slogans: "War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength."

And I thought hmm, "Ignorance is Strength"- that seems to be the modern Republican party's slogan.  Okay, maybe just the Teabag/Silly Party wing's slogan, but still- so many conservatives I talk to, and hear, are so clueless about history, about current events, about reality, about how they are acting toward, well, everyone except themselves.  It's ignorance, often willful ignorance, combined with a lack of empathy, and self-righteousness.  Add all that up, plus anger issues, and I seem to be working toward a Unified Theory of Conservatism...