Furthermore, the protectionist wing of the Democratic Party really only wants that a few protectionist measures be taken so as to better grease the wheels of the U . But the inner laws of this system won't allow it to be pro-people or to not ruin the environment . And that's the problem with reformism in general in the anti-FTAA movement . The reformists seek to work out some form of collaboration with the capitalists, on the theory that the evils of the system are merely a product of ill-conceived policies, rather than a reflection of the fundamentally exploitative character of the system itself . The system can in fact be forced to adopt more humane policies, but only temporarily, and only as a by-product of fierce class struggles by the working masses .
Reformist illusions undermine the development of such struggles . .
Another major tendency in this movement is the anarchist tendency . The anarchists believe that autonomous small groups must serve as the essential element in building the movement . This conception opposes activists building the mass organizations needed for an effective fight against capitalism today . It also negates the truth that a revolutionary political party of the working class is needed if the capitalist juggernaut is to be really dealt with and overthrown . It is our contention that only class struggle against the capitalists will provide a way out of the crises which anti-FTAA activists want to overcome .