anticapitalist
Opposes private enterprise
Anticapitalist describes opposition to capitalism—the economic system based on private ownership and profit.
As a noun, an anticapitalist is someone who holds such views: The protesters included anarchists, socialists, and other anticapitalists.
The term covers a spectrum from reformists who want regulated markets to revolutionaries seeking to abolish private property entirely.
Class-based revolutionary philosophy
- anarchismPhilosophy rejecting state authority
- socialismCommunal economic control
- communismCollective ownership system
- syndicalismUnion-led worker ownership theory
mutualism · Trotskyism · Maoism · collectivism · egalitarianism · anti-imperialism · postcolonialism · degrowth
Public expression of disapproval
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- occupationOne's regular paid work
blockade · sit-in · picketing · grassroots · solidarity · resistance · sabotage · agitation
Government taking private property
- nationalizationGovernment acquisition of industry
- collectivizationForced communal ownership transfer
- reparationsCompensation for historical wrongs
- commonsShared community resources
Selfish use of others
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- commodificationTransforming into sellable goods
- alienationState of being isolated
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
neoliberalism · austerity · privatization · deregulation · consumerism · profiteering · monopoly · oligarchy
Opposition to worldwide economic integration
- ZapatistasMexican revolutionary indigenous movement
- SandinistasNicaraguan revolutionary political party
Marxism
Class-based revolutionary philosophy
- anarchismPhilosophy rejecting state authority
- socialismCommunal economic control
- communismCollective ownership system
syndicalism · mutualism · Trotskyism · Maoism · collectivism · egalitarianism · anti-imperialism · postcolonialism · degrowth · anticorporatism
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
occupation · blockade · sit-in · picketing · grassroots · solidarity · resistance · sabotage · agitation · walkout
expropriation
Government taking private property
- nationalizationGovernment acquisition of industry
- collectivizationForced communal ownership transfer
- reparationsCompensation for historical wrongs
exploitation
Selfish use of others
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- commodificationTransforming into sellable goods
- alienationState of being isolated
imperialism · neoliberalism · austerity · privatization · deregulation · consumerism · profiteering · monopoly · oligarchy · plutocracy
anti-globalization
Opposition to worldwide economic integration
- ZapatistasMexican revolutionary indigenous movement
- SandinistasNicaraguan revolutionary political party
Marx
German economic philosopher
anticapitalistcapitalist
Private ownership supporter
free-market · laissez-faire · neoliberal · libertarian · supply-sider
anticapitalistpro-business
Favoring commercial interests
entrepreneurial · business-friendly · corporatist · commercial · privatizer