| Comment | Not at all - the relationship between socialism and unionism would make a great politics exam question, but in the general sense, socialism is about increased federalism and cooperation between states, on the basis that the class struggle is universal and transcends borders. So in that sense, socialist internationalism opposes further secession of states because sovereign boundaries only hinder socialism through increasing artificial boundaries between localised movements. This is also why the Scottish Labour line is generally pro-federalist rather than simply pro-status quo unionist (see also the idea of a left-wing Brexit). However, the relationship between socialist internationalism and the concepts of sovereign nations states is complex because to many the ultimate endpoint is the abolition of sovereign states altogether as a relict of imperialism. |
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