So this talk is supposed to be about capitalist globalization, and specifically, how we oppose it. In order to present my take on the whole thing, I m going to tell the story of my involvement in this movement, which started back in 1993. If it answered capitalist needs, the way the capitalists were pretty sure it did, there was no reason to believe that they weren't going to expand it. Like most social movements anarchism is diverse. Most broadly an anarchist seeks out and identifies structures of authority, hierarchy, and domination throughout life, and tries to challenge them as conditions and the pursuit of justice permit.
Anarchists work to eliminate subordination.
They focus on political power, economic power, power relations among men and women, power between parents and children, power among cultural communities, power over future generations via effects on the environment, and much else as well. Of course anarchists challenge the state and the corporate rulers of the domestic and international economy, but they also challenge every other instance and manifestation of illegitimate authority. I'll write a critique when I get a chance, unless someone else beats me to it. In a number of mainstream media outlets, anarchism has recently been associated with John Zerzan. Anarchism would seek to eliminate subordination based on political and economic power, power relations among men and women and between parents and children, power among cultural communities, power over future generations, and much else as well.