Never Again! – Pamphlet by Edward Carpenter
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Edward Carpenter makes an appeal post-World War I about the selflessness of the common man, who died for the interests of the ruling class. He cites the advances of civilization, moral and technological — as insufficient to rectify all the destruction and loss of humanity in World War I. In fact, these advances were used to further the destruction of humans.
Despite his impassioned plea, Carpenter is short on analysis and answers though. While he compares nationalism and national interests to the interests of humankind, he finds the latter insufficient to bridge the former.
All in all, this pamphlet is only meant to bring awareness to people the insensible destruction and loss of life on both sides… although Carpenter finds the German aristocracy to be to blame. Carpenter stops short of proposing any kind of constructive political change.
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