He is why we don't see communists calling themselves communists anymore. They don't have to when they can work their magic within unions, environmental groups, government and "civic" organizations etc.
He is why capitalist stalwarts like the CEO of of Intel, Ted Turner and George Soros are working toward turning our country into a socialist s**tpit. He is why the kid in the green shirt going door-to-door collecting money for the enviro-barons is completely unaware that he/she is diligently working for agenda 21 and the wildlands project.
In the case of the Intel CEO it's what he coined as "hegemony". In the case of the kid in the green shirt, he/she was inspired and put to work by what Gramsci coined as the "organic intellectual".
We all need to read and understand his tactics, if for nothing else, to have an understanding of the enemy. Leaving aside the treacherous ends of his means, his writings are a true how-to tactical manual on how to implement social revolution.
Bottom line is he had a major hatred of the "establishment" (probably due to his handicap and the abuse he suffered at the hands of the fascists) and had a brilliant plan on how to destroy it.
The left is now the establishment. It's up to us to tear it down. Hate to say this but I've learned to respect a good enemy, and this man was a true (albeit misguided) genius.
The left is now the establishment. It's up to us to tear it down. Hate to say this but I've learned to respect a good enemy, and this man was a true (albeit misguided) genius.
Herein you illustrate the parodox of socialism: All the time it and energy it expends fighting fascism, ends up realizing it instead.
Brilliant? Hardly. Effective? Absolutely.
I'm going to quote Orwell here, from his masterpiece Homage to Catalonia:
In reality, it was the Communists above all others who prevented revolution in Spain. Later, when the Right Wing forces were in full control, the Communists showed themselves willing to go a great deal further than the Liberals in hunting down revolutionary leaders.Consider that comment against the financiers behind UN Gobble Grubbamint, the environmental move-mint, the NEA, the sexual revulooshun, mass immigration...[Snip]
Between the Communists and those who claim to stand to the Left of them there is a real difference. The Communists hold that Fascism can be beaten by alliance with sections of the caitalist class (the Popular Front); their opponents hold that theis manoeuvre simply gives Fascism new breeding-grounds. The question has got to be settled; to make the wrong decision may be to land ourselves in for centuries of semi-slavery.
All for the proletariat? Hardly. Destruction of the middle class? Obviously. Fat cats win? T'was ever thus intended.
Up With The Right !!
GWB Is The Man !!
The RATS Are In Disarray...Eradicate The Rodents !!
Fire Democrats, Hire Republicans !!
Freedom Is Worth Fighting For !!
Let's Roll !!
Molon Labe !!
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.