ጆርጅ ኦርዌል ‹‹on nationalism›› በተባለው ዝነኛ መጣጥፉ ‹‹ብሄርተኛው የራሱ ወገን የፈጸመውን ግፍ አለማውገዝ ብቻ ሳይሆን ግፉን ለመደበቅ ያለው ችሎታም አስገራሚ ነው።
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."