Gramsci, The Source Of Democratic Philosophy: A must read to understand the source of Dem Strategy.

Charm.Net ^ | October,2002 retrieved | Some Socialist Punk

[Victoria Delsoul]

Marx and Lenin taught that power flows from control of the means of production and the State. Gramsci argued that in addition to control of the economy and the State, in modern Capitalist society control of the culture was essential to seize and hold power. Gramsci's insights on the critical importance of cultural revolution certainly seem to have been borne out by the history of the last 60 years. Mass politics today have, more than ever, become culture wars between the Left and the Right.

Good point.

[Neophyte]

Apparently Hitler and Mussolini borrowed ideas from this Gramsci too

May be, but only particular tactic schemes... as to the philosophy and ideology, why to borrow something that is anyway yours? Fascism and communism are closer to each other then the closest of cousins.

Hitler was the leader of the party which was (national)socialist and workers' (or labour?) not only by its name.

Mussolini, before leaving Italian Socialist party (because it wasn't radical enough for him) was its best orator, as well as No 1 writer and editor of the party's mouthpiece "Avanti!".

One of the most successful deceptions of the Left was their campaign of blaming the Right for Nazism and Fascism, the two inherently communistic movements.

[Wonder Warthog]

Bump for later.

[lavaroise]

This guy has great stuff on Gramsci in Aemerica and especially Brazille

http://www.jrnyquist.com/carvalho_2002_1021.htm

[Luke21]

That's Joseph Goebbels. Herman's last name was Goering.

[PGalt]

Thanks for the post.

[metesky]

The Gramsci Factor

Free Republic thread with many Gramsci links.

[virgil]

Thank you for the correction

[Askel5]

We all need to read and understand his tactics, if for nothing else, to have an understanding of the enemy.

Just another reason it's sad our side's been dumbed down such that they not only take Onion articles for the real McCoy but must be 'protected' from reading the enemy.

[Fiddlstix]

Bump
To read later

[Semaphore Heathcliffe]

late thanks for the ping, Dennis. I've been away from the forum for several days, will read this presently.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

This is a new piece to me .... might be to others.

[Carry_Okie]

Gramsci was the progenitor of the Frankfurt School, among whose luminaries were Abraham Maslow (the psychology of sexual debauchery), Eric Fromm (feminism), and Herbert Marcuse (pc university faculty). When Hitler chased these creeps out of Germany they came to the US, welcomed with open arms by the Communists in Roosevelt's administration. We have reaped the whirlwind ever since.

I wish I had the time to construct a correlation between W. Cleon Skousen's famous list of communist goals and Gramsci's plan to destroy Western culture.

[Veto!]

Thanks. You might also be interested in lenghthy, related testimony to House Ways and Means Committe by Bill Wood:

http://waysandmeans.house.gov/hearings.asp?formmode=view&id=954&keywords=

[decimon]

One of the most successful deceptions of the Left was their campaign of blaming the Right for Nazism and Fascism, the two inherently communistic movements.

Communism & fascism - two rabid socialist dogs fighting over one collectivist bone.

[Darnright]

"By hegemony, Gramsci meant the permeation throughout society of an entire system of values, attitudes, beliefs and morality that has the effect of supporting the status quo in power relations. Hegemony in this sense might be defined as an 'organising principle' that is diffused by the process of socialisation into every area of daily life. To the extent that this prevailing consciousness is internalised by the population it becomes part of what is generally called 'common sense' so that the philosophy, culture and morality of the ruling elite comes to appear as the natural order of things."

We see Gramsci's principles in action daily. Look at the incremental changes in American thought that have already taken place. Some are good, others, harmful. Just look at the ACLU's constant assault on public recognition of everything to do with Christmas.