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Are leftist against globalists? (lemy.lol)

submitted 6 days ago by Ladislawgrowlo@lemy.lol to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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In right wing social media activity I often see statements like "the globalists will fail" or

Globalists are evil

These terms are often associated with global-trade, liberal free-trade and open international travel. Also there is a often protested or controversial conference in Switzerland "World Economic Forum", where rich and powerful people meet in Davos. It seems like the right opposes such internationalist conferences more than the left.

Do leftists oppose globalism?

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[–] Ladislawgrowlo@lemy.lol -3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Marxist-Leninists are internationalists. But the Soviet union was pretty isolated at the end of the cold war wasn't it? And the wall fell, which lead to more movement between borders?

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Being an internationalist in the context of Marxism-Leninism means supporting movements undermining imperialism, which the WEF is a part of perpetuating. It isn't about isolationism, and further much of that was driven by western sanctions.

[–] Ladislawgrowlo@lemy.lol 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Is the European union viewed as an internationalist & globalist project by Marxists or is is it labeled as something else?

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 days ago

Imperialist. It's international, but is an alliance of imperialist states that plunder internationally. Internationalism in a progressive manner requires undermining imperialism.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 9 points 6 days ago

The USSR was only isolated from the imperial core states, not from other socialist nor non-alligned states. The imperial core, in its hubris, often calls itself the “international community,” but they’ve always been a minority in terms of population, land, and natural resouces.