Anti-Globalization Movement Is Looking For A Home In Canada

Well, while there may be a few Venn overlaps between the two ideologies, I would say that Trumpism and Corbynism are two pretty different beasts, including in terms of the way they define "globalization".

I think that "anti-globalization" as defined by Trump is represented in the UK not by Jeremy Corbyn, but by Nigel Farage. And "anti-globalization" as defined by Jeremy Corbyn is represented in the US not by Trump, but by Bernie Sanders. These are two pretty different tendencies, and while I could see the NDP adopting the Corbyn/Sanders version, I can't really see them adopting the Farage/Trump version. Unless you want anti-Islam and anti-immigration to become centrepieces of NDP policy.  

And, if we're talking about the Corbyn/Sanders version, then I think the question is not so much "Why isn't the NDP more anti-globalization?", but "Why isn't the NDP more socialist?" Which I think is a question people have been debating on this forum for some time now.

"Antiglobalisation" was a catchword at the dawn of the 21st century, but indeed it has been sorted into generally left and right camps. And there are even nastier rightwing ones in Hungary and Greece.

The World Social Forum will be taking place in Montréal this year. Yes, I know the WSF doesn't have as much wind in its sails now as it did in the early 2000s, but it will be an opportunity to discuss building progressive "alterglobalisation" movements.

Burnie Sanders is the "anti-globalization" as he is the one who wants to rip up trade-deals including NAFTA.

terrytowel wrote:

Could you tie in the fight for Climate Change with a push for anti-globalization?

Well, you see, that's an issue where it gets tricky, because you are then inviting the "neo-liberal" apologists to fire back with "If you guys are so worked up about defending national sovereignty, how come you're all in favour of signing climate treaties that over-rule local control in favour of global standards?"

I gather that "alterglobalization"(referenced here by Lagatta) was meant to address issues like this, ie. conceding that, yes, globalization is a good thing(as exemplified by climate-change treaties), but that the process shouldn't just be dictated outright by corporate interests(as exemplified by the TPP.)

Personally, I just avoid the whole "globalization" trope altogether, as I think it's kind of a red herring on the progressive pathway(sorry for the mixed metaphor).

Voice of the damned, yes, that is why "antiglobalisation" has become "altermondialisation" among some French (and other Latin) speakers. Some rightwingers and even some outright fascists, in particular in Greece, latched onto the concept.

In particular to bridge the gap between movements that have to be global, such as the struggle against climate change (and ecocide in general) and the corporate domination of "globalisation".