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===Post-war decline=== [[File:SAC_1maj1991-Malmö.jpg|thumb|right|Members of the [[SAC Syndikalisterna|Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden]] (SAC), marching on May Day in [[Malmö]]]] During [[World War II]], anarcho-syndicalists initially adopted an "internationalist" position, taking up the slogan "Neither Fascism, nor Antifascism." But following the [[German-occupied Europe|Nazi occupation of Europe]] and the subsequent suppression of their organisations, anarcho-syndicalists throughout Europe reorientated themselves towards [[anti-fascism]] and joined the [[Resistance during World War II|anti-fascist resistance]].{{Sfn|Damier|2009|pp=185-189}} After the war, anarcho-syndicalism experienced a rapid decline, as anarcho-syndicalist unions were either marginalised by rising [[social corporatism]] or repressed by newly-established authoritarian states.{{Sfnm|1a1=Damier|1y=2009|1pp=191-193|2a1=Hirsch|2a2=van der Walt|2y=2010b|2pp=402-403}} Anarcho-syndicalists proved unable to keep up with the changes in the post-war capitalist system, which hastened the decline of the anarcho-syndicalist movement and forced its organisations to choose between marginalisation, reform or dissolution.{{Sfn|Damier|2009|pp=193-195}} Despite the economic changes, the IWA chose to reaffirm traditional anarcho-syndicalist principles, causing its Dutch and Swedish sections to split from it.{{Sfn|Damier|2009|pp=195-196}} The SAC chose to revise its principles in order to adapt to the new [[welfare in Sweden|Swedish welfare state]], within which they aimed to establish [[workers' control]] over [[welfare spending|welfare]] and the [[democratisation]] of the economy.{{Sfn|Damier|2009|pp=196-198}} The IWA declined to its lowest point during the 1960s, as its membership became increasingly preoccupied with theory.{{Sfn|Damier|2009|pp=198-199}}
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