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294 chapter 7 struggle against fascism.Wewill address this question inmore detail when discussing fascism in the following chapter. For now, let us concludewith a brief statement:concreteanalyses,assessmentsorconclusionswerenotwhat madeBauer’s stanceonwarvaluableagainst thebackdropofEuropeanSocial Democracy. Thecrucial elementwashis critical attitude toward the illusions of the internationalworkers’movement: itsmisapprehensionof theworkers’ organisations’ willingness to engage in anti-war activities, and itsmisguided belief intheefficacyoftheiractions.