ጆርጅ ኦርዌል ‹‹Notes on Nationalism›› በተባለው ዝነኛ ጽሑፉ ብሔርተኛ ልሂቃን የራሳቸው ወገን የፈጸመውን ግፍ አለማውገዝ ብቻ ሳይሆን ግፉን ለመደበቅ ያላቸው ችሎታም አስገራሚ ነው ይላል።
In his much praised essay, Notes on Nationalism, George Orwellasserted that the nationalist "does not only not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, he has a remarkable capacity to not even hear about them."