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Chinese characters are basically, in Orwellian terms,
Newspeak. It is crafted so that the native will be unable to conceptualize any opposition to the party line, as well as be more open to contradictions
[1]. Consider the comparison of the three languages: Chinese (completely hanzi), Japanese (partial kanji, but new concepts can be introduced as words with the syllabary), and Korean (sharply divided by traditional North and the reformed South). The Chinese speaking society is a closed, autocratic dictatorship, with widespread support, while the Japanese speaking society, with it's only partial usage of kanji, still contains traditional elements, but is a much freer society. The case of Korean speaking societies lends even more support: South Korea, which rarely uses hanzi, has experienced a cultural renascence since, while the North, which is a fanatical cult.
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[1] - This is obvious when studying Eastern philosophy, which sounds profound and wise, but ultimately contains nothing. It teaches the student that when a contradiction is reached, the student's entire life must be devoted to meditating on the contradiction, rather than modifying the hypothesis.