Glebalization

Definition

DeepSeek:

Fusaro coined the term Glebalizzazione (Glebalization) A term combining "global" and "gleba" (serfdom), arguing that globalization isn't about freedom but the re-creation of a planetary class of exploited serfs without rights or security . [1]

Description

Summary from DeepSeek:

The book's core argument, extensively quoted in English-language descriptions, is that "globalization" is a misnomer for what is actually the "removal of rights on a planetary scale" . Fusaro coins the term "glebalization" (from the Italian gleba, meaning "serfdom" or "land") to describe the creation of a new global class of exploited, underpaid, and precarious workers—essentially, the production of a "new serfdom" .

The commentary consistently presents Fusaro's argument that a global elite has triumphed over popular classes, enabled by a generation of intellectuals who glorified market tyranny and established a "single way of thinking" (pensiero unico) after the fall of the Berlin Wall .

The Book

Glebalization: Class Struggle at the Time of Populism

(2019, rights sold to Arktos Media)

DeepSeek:

The Implied Message: Globalization is a lie; it is actually "glebalization"—the creation of a new global serfdom—against which the only hope is a sovereign, nationalist, and socialist populism.

This book contains Fusaro's most politically explicit and controversial messages . He argues that the world is split between a "global-elite" (Master) and a "national-popular" mass of precarious workers (Serf) . The term "globalization" is an ideological cover for the "removal of rights on a planetary scale" . The implied message is that the progressive intellectual class has betrayed the people by serving this globalist elite .

The only viable solution is a "revolt of sovereign populism" . This involves creating a new international solidarity, but one based on an alliance of sovereign, democratic, and socialist nations, not a cosmopolitan, borderless world . It's a call for a left-wing nationalism that rejects both the EU and the U.S.-led global order."

🏛️ The "New Feudalism" Framework

A 2021 interview with Fusaro published in Spanish and summarized in English-language outlets elaborates on the book's framework, which is a recurring point of commentary . He explicitly outlines a return to a feudal-like social structure:

New laboratores (Serfs): The precarious, deskilled, and rights-deprived working and middle classes .

New bellatores (Warriors): Multinational capitalists, big pharma, and e-commerce giants .

New oratores (Clergy): The intellectual class that serves as ideologues for the market god .

🌍 The Political Divide: "Above" vs. "Below"

A key element of the commentary is Fusaro's argument that the traditional left-right political spectrum is obsolete . The real divide, according to his thesis, is now between:

"The Above" (Global Elite): Those who demand deregulation, open borders for capital and labor, and cultural fluidity to maximize profit.

"The Below" (National-Popular): Those who require a sovereign, democratic, and socialist nation-state to protect their ethical and material interests