The ''Communism'' of the English intellectual is something explicable enough. It is the patriotism of the deracinated.

Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism.

Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism

It was not desirable for the proles to have strong political feelings. All that was required of them was a primitive patriotism which could be appealed to whenever it was necessary to make them accept longer working hours or shorter rations. And even when they became discontented, as they sometimes did, their discontent led nowhere, because, being without general ideas, they could only focus it on petty specific grievances.

It was not desirable for the paroles to have strong political feelings. All that was required of them was a primitive patriotism which could be appealed to whenever it was necessary to make them accept longer working hours or shorter rations. And even when they became discontented, as they sometimes did, their discontent led nowhere, because, being without general ideas, they could only focus it on petty specific grievances.

Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism.