The main idea is that the war destroys material items so that people are always really poor. If there was no war, they would not rely on the government as much and become more independent, which makes them think about rebelling against the Big
brother. War is a needed for the Party because it keeps everyone peaceful so they do not rebel against the government. “War is a way of shattering to pieces, or pouring into the stratosphere, or sinking in the depths of the sea, materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable, and hence, in the long run, too intelligent.” If they did not have war the citizens would feel more independent. The government would lose power and control of the people and everything would be chaotic. The government’s act is not beneficial to the people as of now, because it needs the people to be mindless sheep, in the long run would be more beneficial if the government did not control everything.