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Orwell on 15th September 1942

I was browsing an archive by UCL of George Orwell's work today, and came across this:

Ghastly feeling of impotence over the India business, Churchill’s speeches, the evident intention of the blimps to have one more try at being what they consider tough, and the impudent way in which the newspapers can misrepresent the whole issue, well knowing that the public will never know enough or take enough interest to verify the facts. This last is the worst symptom of all – though actually our own apathy about India is not worse than the non-interest of Indian intellectuals in the struggle against Fascism in Europe.

The exact writing can be found on Folio 85 in this political diary.

Another archive is Orwell Diaries 1938 - 1942.

The mentions of airpower and propaganda is particularly intriguing, considering the current state of affairs in the world today.
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  1. akSeptember 20, 2013 at 3:07 PM

    Extract can also be found on this direct link: http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/15-9-42/

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