They way O'Brien uses double think reminds me of many religios people. They think that anything they believe is true no matter what any other evidence says. If you believe something to be true, then it is true for you and that is all that matters. The lines between reality and fiction are blurred so that you can hold on to your own beliefs. Of course, anybody that doesn't hold the same beliefs this that this is completely ridiculous.
The Party uses double think to their advantage. They convince people to believe things that obviously aren't true. They make people forget about the past wars or anybody who has ever been vaporized. They make people accept a lifestyle that they wouldn't never live if they hadn't been brainwashed.
Winston begins to see past double think. He begins to do thinks members of the Party "shouldn't" do according to the Party standards. Of course, these are things that the inner Party members have access to. Once Winston is caught he is tortured until he is forced to follow the double think thought process.
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