As American socialist Eugene V. Debs said back when he opposed the " war to make the world safe for democracy " in 1917 : " THE ONLY JUST WAR IS CLASS WAR ! "

We democratic socialists-well armed against stale and false Wilsonian blather ( " FREE WORLD ", " SOVEREIGN NATION " , " MAKE THE WORLD SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY " ) - do not call upon God to take sides in nation-state conflicts. Modern wars are everywhere a matter of ruling capitalist class intrigue , of imperialist powers intrigue . As American socialist Eugene V. Debs said back when he opposed the " war to make the world safe for democracy " in 1917 : " THE ONLY JUST WAR IS CLASS WAR ! "