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Wait a second, didn't French SP leader Jaures oppose the war and get assasinated for it? Ditto for US SP leaders, not only Debs, but central bureaucratic leaders like Morris Hillquit and Victor Berger who was deprived of his seat in the US House as a result? Let's give them their due in this regard. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Jaures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Hillquit On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Dan <d.koech...@wanadoo.fr> wrote: > > 1914 was a major defeat, in France, in Germany, in the US, for the > concept of industrial (and internationalist) unionism. > But at least, they did a better job at opposing the war, on class lines, > than did the political parties linked to the 2nd International that all > rallied to form a "patriotic front" and voted for the war. > > ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
