[JasonC]

That's silly, of course it is avoidable. If we simply vote for conservatives and the left just loses at the polls, they can't drag us done. It is entirely within our power to defeat them. Our foreign enemies are nasty pieces of work, but also small, rather disorganized and none too bright. Our domestic enemies are much more capable but can be beaten by purely political methods.

[Noumenon]

Does the name Antonio Gramsci ring a bell?