Anti-Capitalist A-Team

A columnist takes on the anti-globalization protestors and points to their self-defeating tactics. At the recent Summit of the Americas they were out in full force, uniting anti-globalization and anti-Bush sentiment in one potent combination and creating chaos. Their premise, that free trade is “pro-corporation,” and hurts “mom-and-pop businesses,” is belied by their tactics, which target struggling neighborhoods and large and small businesses alike for destructive action. Their motivation – to prevent “rich capitalist despots” from cheating poor people around the globe, presumably sanctions any violent outburst. If it is their goal to permanently obstruct summits and financial meetings like the Summit of the Americas through riots and blockades that would, ironically, damage the very municipalities they seek to protect from globalization. – YaleGlobal