"The social atmosphere is that of a besieged city.. And at the same time the consciousness of being at war, and therefore in danger, makes the handing-over of all power to a small caste seem the natural, unavoidable condition of survival."
"It does not matter whether the war is actually happening, and, since no decisive victory is possible, it does not matter whether the war is going badly. All that is needed is that a state of war should exist." E G.
in this case, if the fake war does not effectively transfer all the power to the ruling-happy folks, they will turn quickly to real shit.worked before.!! now they, will go for the next level.