[Marxism] Gustave HervÃ: Anti-patriotism

["Dogan Gocmen" <dgn.gcmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gustave Hervà was one of the leading members of the 2nd International. He
played a central role in 1907 conference on colonialism and patriotism. Like
Lenin, Luxemburg and Zetkin he attacked those who tried to develope the
so-called socialist colonialism or socialist patriotism. Lenin criticised
Gustave Hervà because of his reductionist approach as how to fight back the
war if it begins but never his theory in essence. Below there is a speech he
gave before o court in 1905 in Paris(?).
In full at: http://www.marxists.org/archive/herve/index.htm.

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Gustave Hervà 1905
Anti-patriotism

What is a country?
Flags are only emblems; they have no value beyond what they represent. What,
then, do we mean by a country or a nation? What are all the countries of
today?
Allow me, gentlemen of the jury, to make use of an illustration, a sort of
parable, which will enable you better to understand our sentiments.
Countries â all countries or nations, whatever may be the governmental
ticket with which they are labeled â are composed of two groups of men, one
by far the less numerous, the other embracing the immense majority of the
people.

-- 
Dogan GÃcmen
Author of The Adam Smith Problem:
Reconciling Human Nature and Society in
The Theory of Moral Sentiments and Wealth of Nations, I. B. Tauris,
London&New York 2007
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