Are leftist against globalists? (lemy.lol)

submitted 1 day 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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[-] davel@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You need to abandon the term “globalism” altogether. The left doesn’t use it, and on the right it’s a dog whistle. The word has no coherent meaning. It’s a floating signifier.

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