What are the Conflicts?
The global justice movement faces several conflicts. After Seattle some were concerned about right-wing activists who appeared to embrace their cause. Former presidential candidate Pat Buchanan, for example, has spoken against international trade agreements and the usurpation of national power by global financial institutions. Most global justice activists are aware that the right does not share their values of inclusiveness and global democracy, and remain wary of alliances with conservatives. Other points of contention involve the role of NGO funding and its influence on the movement’s agenda and the benefits and drawbacks of electoral politics-an issue that came to the fore when Nader ran for president as the Green Party candidate, which many believe contributed to the election of George W. Bush. Nonviolence The most contentious issue facing global justice activists is often couched in terms of violence versus nonviolence, but this is not really an accurate characterization. No one
