Former No Global leader: Today's rioters lack our ideology

Former No Global leader Francesco Caruso says today's rioters lack the ideology that guided his movement in the 1990s, leaving their protests driven by desperation rather than coordinated strategy. Caruso argues that young people's violence and looting stem from unchecked anger over inflation and inequality, without the organizational framework that once channeled such frustrations. He notes these youth grew up surrounded by permanent conflict, making them numb to violence. He attributes the generational gap to twenty years of leftist organizations losing credibility and social structures collapsing under rampant individualism. His union, USB, is organizing an international strike on October 30 to rebuild coordination and give youth a constructive outlet beyond riots.