Despite all the pomp and ceremony marking the start of the blood letting of the imperialist land grab, that goes by the name of WW1, and the lies that they pump out, we should keep repeating, "It was the working class that stopped the slaughter", not the stupid, arrogant generals, not the so called "military strategists", it was the ordinary people in countries across the globe. It was their revulsion at the slaughter, and their desire for peace across borders, that silenced the guns, and saw the blood stop flowing. All contrary to the aims of the ruling classes and the capitalist system.
The struggles that brought the imperialist bloodshed to an end, are not over, the workers may have lost the first real battle, but we will win the final one, and eventually over throw this system of capitalism, which is a blot on the history of humanity.
As I keep repeating, "Workers Know Your history."
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Thanks for the post.
ReplyDeleteHere's a couple of interesting recent articles about WW1:
'The Truth Behind Britain’s Rush to War, 1914' - Douglas Newton
https://libcom.org/history/darkest-days-truth-behind-britain%E2%80%99s-rush-war-1914-douglas-newton
'How Did the First World War Actually End?' - Paul Mason
https://libcom.org/history/how-did-first-world-war-actually-end-paul-mason
'World War One and 100 Years of Counter-Revolution'
https://libcom.org/history/world-war-one-100-years-counter-revolution-mark-kosman