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No amount of British patriotism, no amount of smart Englishman intellectuals and proper sociopolitical discourse could save England from getting sold out. The shame of poverty and class distinctions have always existed above all else in England.

He doesn't say a thing about finance, which is and always has been the #1 threat to culture and society at large. I'm not even a Marxist. And I respect Orwell greatly. But it's naive to leave this out of the conversation. It usually results from a successful writer or musician becoming corrupted by wealth and financial security. They unconsciously work to secure their advantage by perpetuating fruitless dialogues.