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Socialists and WWIIn fact, the vast majority of socialists in Europe did NOT oppose WWI.

Those who did oppose the the war said that that particular war was irreconcilable with fundamental socialist convictions about the 'brotherhood of mankind'. This view was shared in some European countries by a very small number of Liberals. On the whole those socialists who opposed WWI found themselves pushed further and further to the Left and formed the basis of future Communist parties.

Please note that in the U.S., where socialism has always been very weak, the situation may have been different.

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