Jim C.
2008-10-06 12:55:41
And kind of related is this quote from Orwell’s essay “Notes on Nationalism”:
“There is no limit to the follies that can be swallowed if one is under the influence of feelings of this kind… The point is that as soon as fear, hatred, jealousy and power worship are involved, the sense of reality becomes unhinged. And, as I have pointed out already, the sense of right and wrong becomes unhinged also.”
Read the whole thing–it can be found online. Seriously, it’s a must read. With very few changes it could’ve been written yesterday.
