There are many ideologies in the world, ranging from economic to political. Each advocates, defends something. Some of them are utopian, they cannot be realized. At least in the near future. But it is worth analyzing one of them - internationalism. Who is an internationalist? The definition of this term is given below.
How did it all start?
Karl Marx, a German philosopher and sociologist, divided humanity primarily into classes, and not into nations and races. According to his theory, there are two classes: one with property and one without it. In addition to this, there is also a political system: primitive, slaveholding, feudal, capitalist, communist.
And the division into classes is absent only in the primitive and communist political system. From which it follows that people are equal. No gender, no nation, no race plays roles. Sooner or later, everything will come to equality.
Who is an internationalist?
Based on the foregoing, it can be said that an internationalist is a person freed from prejudice, upholding universal values. He is against any wars, chauvinism and aggression.
An internationalist is a person who does not pay attention to race and nation. A group of internationalists sees their enemy exclusively in the bourgeoisie, the ruling class.
The importance of internationalists in world history was simply colossal.
Is the world striving for internationalism today?
Now at the same time there are many processes, at first glance, striving for communism and internationalism. An example is globalization. Is it a step towards internationalism in its purest form? Unlikely. The global trade process is an example of economic cooperation in which each state protects its interests, seeking to extract the greatest benefit for its people. A variety of commonwealths, such as the European Union, which is simply beneficial to the state and the ruling class, are a similar example.
The internationalist does not care about the differences between people, for him they are all equal. If global trade is an example of economic cooperation, the internationalist seeks both economic and political cooperation with the subsequent unification into one state or federation of countries, because the proletarian always expresses respect for other proletarians.
Internationals
Internationalism has found support in many states. The number of socialists in the world grew. The main reason for this was 19th century capitalism. Capitalist relations now and at that time are too different. Then there was no eight-hour working day, insurance, pensions and benefits, wages were low, child labor was used. The conditions were difficult.
This prompted the proletariat to stand under the red banners. And the enemy was no longer a man in a foreign country, but a bourgeois who was interested in these hellish working conditions. The growth of supporters of socialism was uncontrollable and motley. Societies were scattered. Therefore, in 1869, the first international was convened , in which the immediate goals of the left forces were defined: reducing the working day to eight hours, protecting women's labor, abolishing child labor, etc.
Internationalists are one of the world's leading forces. There were four of their congresses. They pursued various goals, from changes in labor legislation to the world revolution. And internationalism has become a popular movement. If in 1869 only four states attended the congress: Germany, France, Britain, Switzerland, then already at the fourth congress of 1938 there were delegates from almost all continents.
Internationalist warriors
Although internationalism was born in Central Europe, it was spread mainly in the Soviet Union and China.
The USSR has always been a strong state with a powerful industry. He was the leader of the socialist camp. In the 20th century, the world had a bipolar structure, divided into two parts: capitalist and socialist. And the confrontation of these parts was constant, as was the struggle for spheres of influence.
An internationalist warrior is a soldier who took part in conflicts in neutral territories and tried to persuade other countries in the direction of social services. camps. They participated in armed conflicts. This was called "international duty" when the liberation of other states from imperialists and colonialists was encouraged. The final goal of the internationalist warriors was to persuade as many states as possible towards the socialist camp. For this, many methods were used, ranging from the supply of weapons to civil wars.