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The Lensch-Cunow-Haenisch group was a political faction within the Social Democratic Party of Germany founded in 1915 by anti-revisionist Marxists who despite previously opposing participation in the First World War now supported it. Its name comes from the three principal protagonists: Paul Lensch, Heinrich Cunow and Konrad Haenisch. They followed the initiative of Parvus in advocating a German victory as a positive step for international social democracy. They mobilised Marxist arguments behind the war effort. [1]

In 1907 Parvus had been a critic of German imperialism, publishing Colonial Policy and the Breakdown during the 1907 German federal election, often referred to as the Hottentot Election. [2]

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References

  1. Macnair, Mike (21 February 2013). Kautsky on Colonialism. Lulu.com. ISBN   9781291329810 . Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  2. Lewis, Benjamin (2014). "World War I: The SPD left's dirty secret". Weekly Worker. No. 1016, 26 June, 2014. 1016 June 26, 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2021.