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The Zapatistas and the Electronic Fabric of Struggle*
Many radicals trace the origins of anti-corporate globalization activism to the Zapatistas, who introduced what was widely perceived as a new kind of revolution based on grassroots participation from below as opposed to capturingstate power. Indeed, the Zapatistas invented a new political language, leaving behind the age-old imagery of the proletar
... See morefrom Networking Futures: The Movements against Corporate Globalization (Experimental Futures) by Jeffrey S. Juris
The philosopher Alphonso Lingus says, “We really have to free the notion of liberation and revolution from the idea of permanently setting up some other kind of society.” Subcommandante Marcos understands well that what older revolutionary movements would have considered victory would be defeat for the Zapatistas, and he calls Zapatismo “not an ide
... See morefrom Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities by Rebecca Solnit
The philosopher Alphonso Lingus says, “We really have to free the notion of liberation and revolution from the idea of permanently setting up some other kind of society.” Subcommandante Marcos understands well that what older revolutionary movements would have considered victory would be defeat for the Zapatistas, and he calls Zapatismo “not an ide
... See morefrom Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities by Rebecca Solnit