The Masses
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''"It is not a war for democracy. It did not originate in a dispute about democracy, and it is unlikely to terminate in a democratic settlement."'' | ''"It is not a war for democracy. It did not originate in a dispute about democracy, and it is unlikely to terminate in a democratic settlement."'' | ||
| − | The Masses held a very critical view of U.S. involvement of the war. | + | The Masses held a very critical view of U.S. involvement of the war, and Eastman contributes to this by attacking Roosevelt's intentions, claiming that the U.S. has caught war-fever and that the war, at heart, was never about liberty to begin with. |
''"If you can not raise in our population a volunteer army of one million men for this war, then the American democracy does not want this war; and to call it a democratic war, or a war for democracy, while you whip them to it, is an insult in their faces."'' | ''"If you can not raise in our population a volunteer army of one million men for this war, then the American democracy does not want this war; and to call it a democratic war, or a war for democracy, while you whip them to it, is an insult in their faces."'' | ||
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# Would Roosevelt recant his statement that citizens shouldn't engage in assisting revolution in other states? | # Would Roosevelt recant his statement that citizens shouldn't engage in assisting revolution in other states? | ||
# Would he promote a German group promoting democratic ideals? | # Would he promote a German group promoting democratic ideals? | ||
| − | # Would he make a peace agreement with the | + | # Would he make a peace agreement with the Reichstag (parliament) where the only item absolutely required is peace? |
| − | + | Eastman also holds the U.S. accountable for conscription which he feels strips away the very democratic essence of U.S. involvement. He argues that it's insulting to force soldiers into a war meant to spread freedom: "Come, boys, get on your chains, we're going to fight for liberty!" | |
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| − | Eastman holds the U.S. accountable for conscription | + | |
==Conclusion== | ==Conclusion== | ||
