Stopping war campaigns

[jondwhite]

Are stopping war campaigns sometimes good for the ruling class?

[alanjjohnstone]

The ruling class are only united against the working class, otherwise they compete with one another on a variety of topics where their vested interests clash and i would judge the decision to go to war and in particular against a specific nation could divide some of them to the point that some of the ruling class would support protests against a war.We have read many sceptical anti-Syrian war articles in the right-wing press opposing Cameron's plans. 7 Tory MPs voted against the bombing. They were: John Baron (Basildon & Billericay), David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden), Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne & Sheppey), Philip Hollobone (Kettering),Julian Lewis (New Forest East), Stephen McPartland (Stevenage) and Andrew Tyrie (Chichester).

[alanjjohnstone]

Another angle, of course, is it would be that it is good for the ruling class because it diverts time and energy into a symptom of capitalism and proposing a utopian non-war capitalist society whereas the cause of war is endemic within capitalism and stop a  war campaign  is not concentrating action in replacing capitalism

[jondwhite]

To clarify I am talking about successful campaigns or campaigns that can be successful in stopping individual wars.

[Anonymous]

jondwhite wrote:

To clarify I am talking about successful campaigns or campaigns that can be successful in stopping individual wars.

Which "successful campaigns" did you have in mind?

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