Two Fronts

Two exciting movements in the world of anti-capitalism, the events in Tokyo where protests have again broken out against the unjust, undemocratic structure of the World Trade Organization and the social movements of Latin America which are making great strides toward worker emancipation through electoral processes and grassroots organizing. It is sometimes difficult to recognize areas where this movement for justice and against neo-liberal capitalism is making gains but wherever in the world these trade ministers try to meet a great opposition is now there to greet them, a phenomenon that has developed in the last decade. And though most Americans remain unaware of the movements in Latin America, this to is soon to change. One lesson we should take away from our experience in Iraq, any anti-war movement that does not make the linkages to the hegemonic ambitions of imperialist power will not remain cohesive or coherant and will simply be incorporated into the general Spectacle. What could have been a powerful third front in the struggle for justice is now devolving into PR battles and politics.