“Keep It Tribal” George Orwell : ANIMALISM “Nationalism is not
to be confused with Patriotism. By ‘Patriotism’ I mean devotion
to a particular place and particular way of life, which one
believes to be the best in the world but has no wish to force it
on other people. Patriotism is of its nature defensive, both
military and culturally. Nationalism, on the other hand, is
inseparable from the desire for power.” Animalism : (extract
from wiki) The pigs Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer adapt Old
Major’s ideas into an actual philosophy, which they formally
name Animalism. Soon after, Napoleon and Squealer indulge in the
vices of humans (drinking alcohol, sleeping in beds, trading).
Squealer is employed to alter the Seven Commandments to account
for this humanisation, an allusion to the Soviet government’s
revising of history in order to exercise control of the people’s
beliefs about themselves and their society. The original
commandments are: - Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. -
Whatever goes upon four leg