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Communist Goals (1963)
Antonio Gramsci died in 1937. The list of "Communist Goals" comes from a book written by Cleon Skousen in 1963. It's not clear to me how many of these "goals" could come from Gramsci's writings if any. Obviously a lot of them don't make sense as the statements of an Italian citizen from the early 20th century. The fact that Gramsci was married and had two kids indicates that he may not have been homosexual.
I agree with you that the association with Gramsci is dubious, but other than that do you know if the list is legit? It pops up often around here but I don’t trust it for some reason. It’s like it’s too good to be true or something. Actually it reminds me of the “Is America Becoming Fascist?” list that makes the rounds on lefty websites, where some professor has supposedly done a study of the characteristics of fascism and they all conveniently mirror positions taken by the modern Republican party.