Wow, I haven't even seen the name Gramsci written since I wrote a paper on Italian fascism in high school. Such things were still fresh in people's minds way back then and at least part of the class knew who he was.
Not so anymore, eh? Most people today don't even know what fascism was -- except to know that it wasn't good and they probably don't want any here. That's why they do not recognize that we already have strong tendencies in that direction. Very strong!
Same with socialism. Few Americans realize that there are different types of socialism. In the communist type, government outwardly owns all of the means of production. In the present type, government uses licensing and regulation to tightly control all of the means of production, agriculture, service, and sales. Government regulation, then, becomes the de facto standard for quality and performance and free market competition is greatly diminished. Look to medial care and the automobile industry as prime examples.
Of course, we all know about that part of socialism that concerns the redistribution of wealth. Yet, we tend to accept that simply because most of the nation grew up under that system and cannot imagine how life would be without big government as the nanny.
We have even given up our God to the alter of politically correct socialism. Today's "Christians" sit back in near silence as those on the far left continually defame our most personal beliefs. We have also become so complacent we now allow the socialist controlled government schools to teach our children the acceptance and practice of all sorts of deviant behaviors we know in our hearts to be improper.
The point is, they are winning. They keep the black population in a constant state of agitation against the white. They pit the Jews against the Christians. They protect the belligerents in society, explain away the terrorist helpers and disgrace all of our national heroes.
Most Americans, in turn, sit back and grumble a little, but say protesting is useless. Worse, when some others actually try to make a difference, instead of joining in to help, they make fun of the attempt -- calling it futile and impossible.
Except, it is far from impossible. Give me ten good political activists in each State and I will elect you a president. If we have three or four active RLC groups in each State -- active being the operative word here -- we will have significant change by the next presidential election.
Or, we can just sit back like many people are doing and accept our fate, as determined by that small group that is the socialist controlling force in this society.
Two points are indisputable: The socialists can be stopped by just a handful of good political activists simply because this Liberty thing gets infectious when presented to people properly. And, because the Republican Liberty Caucus is a club, we can also have fun while doing something constructive.