>Or people just disagree about the definition of 'politics.' Once you get to a point where "no book is genuinely free from political bias," you've basically red

>Or people just disagree about the definition of 'politics.' Once you get to a point where "no book is genuinely free from political bias," you've basically reduced 'politics' to 'point of view.' He gives his definition of politics, which is not just 'point of view' as you claim: "Desire to push the world in a certain direction, to alter other peoples’ idea of the kind of society that they should strive after." You can argue that not all books try to push the world in one direction or another, or you can agree with Orwell that they do, but your objection doesn't make sense. Yes, people generally disagree about the definition of the word 'political', but Orwell has defined it here for you, so you're supposed to use his definition when evaluating his claim. I disagree with you. I think Orwell is correct, and I think that his use of the word 'political' doesn't dilute it at all, but rather, cuts directly to the heart of what 'politics' is all about.