[lbo-talk] Anti-Globalization and Anti-War Movements in the USA

[wrobert at uci.edu]

While I agree with Chuck's assessment of the anti-globalization movement,
my comments were not necessarily focused on that movement.  (after all, I
do quote Luxemburg... who is neither an anarchist, nor part of the
anti-globalization movement.)  I think that ACT-UP might be another way of
thinking of this issue.  ACT-UP took a decentralized approach that brought
together direct action with concrete calls for reform.  At the same time,
ACT-UP folks were able to produce highly charged events with very small
numbers.  Also, this managed to produce very concrete accomplishments
around treatment (although these are still insufficient.)  I think that a
lot of ACT-UP's methods translated into the anti-globalization, such as
theatricality, flexibility, and a multiplicity of tactics.  If there was
anything that was exciting about the moment of the movement, it was that
people of very different political perspectives on the left were in
conversation with each other.  The friends that I have from reformist
standpoints primarily come from this moment.

                                  robert wood


> How was it successful? Seattle was loads of fun, one of the most
> exciting weeks of my life, but I don't see how it or its spawn
> changed much in the real world. Have capital or trade flows been
> altered? Have property relations changed? Is the working class any
> better off or more secure? Is the climate's future any brighter?
>
> Doug
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