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Will the workers walk into this trap ? Will they be fooled again ? I am afraid so. The people have always been susceptible to the oratory of this sort. The workers know they have no enemies except their masters.They know that their citizenship papers are no warrant for the safety of their wives and children. They know that honest sweat, persistent toil and years of struggle bring them nothing on to, worth fighting for. Yet, deep down in their foolish hearts they believe they a country. Oh blind vanity of slaves !(1) What does the writer alarm the workers at?(2) What is ‘blind vanity of slaves’, according to the writer ? |
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Answer» (1) The writer points out the fact that simple- hearted workers are carried away by the oratory of shrewd leaders and get befooled. They have to sacrifice everything in their life but sugarcoated speeches of leaders trap them and they lead a miserable life working for them. (2) According to the writer, in spite of being aware of the fact that their honest sweat, persistent toil and years of struggle bring them nothing on to worth fighting for, the workers foolishly believe that they are a country. This is blind vanity of slaves. |
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