Re: smashing the wto and creating global democratic socialism

christopher chase-dunn wrote:

>On the other hand, it does not make sense to pursue only a global
>institution-building strategy. Gaining say in local and national venues
>should be part of the strategy, but not for the purpose of erecting a
>local utopia. Rather these should be tactics for pursuing the goal of
>global democratic socialism.

I'm going to write some more about this and post it to the LBO 
website tomorrow, but one of the things that strikes me about this 
movement - and its precursor J18 movement - is how it combines 
localism and globalism, discipline and spontaneity, libidinal 
politics and high tech, militant determination and exuberance. These 
are individuals and groups of people connected by the Internet and 
cell phones who make decisions collectively and stick with them. Just 
2-3% of those arrested have given their names to the cops, which has 
completely clogged up the criminal justice system. Maybe I'm just 
intoxicated by the moment, but this is a fascinating new approach to 
radical politics.


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