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* Toki Pona is learned by choice, not by force. It is meant for self-control, not controlling others. It is specialized and is not an [[Special:MyLanguage/international auxiliary language|international auxiliary language]] (IAL); it is not meant to displace any other language.
* Newspeak would only be practical as the speaker's only language; through their other languages, a polyglot would know concepts that Newspeak intends to destroy. Toki Pona is meant as a temporary reprieve from other languages. The community specifically
* While Toki Pona is designed to reflect a certain [[Special:MyLanguage/Philosophy|ideology]], it is possible to speak in ways that are incongruous with it. For example, the word {{tp|[[Special:MyLanguage/kijetesantakalu|kijetesantakalu]]}} contradicts it, yet is in widespread use. While Newspeak would work to deprecate such a word, Toki Pona [[Special:MyLanguage/nimi ku suli|has officially endorsed learning about it]]. Similarly, while Toki Pona's ideology is one of peace and simplicity, it is entirely possible to use Toki Pona to advocate for war, needless complexity, or even hateful ideologies. Toki Pona's ideology also has no political goal and is not authoritarian.
* Newspeak is a thought experiment with no known speakers. It only has a limited description in ''
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