Includes a scholarly, yet brief and readable, explanation and exposition of Gramsci’s long march through the institutions as a strategy for a revolution in the West.
Chapter 3 is a brilliant summary and synthesis of leftist
intellectual history — from Rousseau through Marx, Marcuse, Adorno, Alinsky, all the way to Obama and Hillary Clinton. Gorka provides an understandable explanation of how our great universities became temples to the Orwellian concept that “diversity” is to be celebrated provided that everyone thinks alike.
“And what would be the best weapon to effect the assault on the structures of society, to maximize the tension between victim and oppressor? Well, quite simply, totalitarianism. But how could you sell totalitarianism to an America coming out of a world war against Hitler and engaged in a cold war with Stalin and heading into the age of love and “flower power”? Easy. In a move that would have astounded even George Orwell, Marcuse instructed his acolytes to sell their totalitarianism as tolerance, “partisan tolerance,” which he introduced in an essay he penned in 1965 as a guide for how to shut down debate and silence the critics of Critical Theory. Now bear with me here because this is a real humdinger. According to Marcuse, classic tolerance has failed our societies. Why? Well because it tolerates all ideas, even those that are “wrong.” As a result, tolerance as it has been practiced since the word has had any meaning at all is in fact “repressive tolerance,” since it permits the expression of “unjust” views that perpetuate exploitation and oppression. As a result, we must redefine tolerance in such a way that oppression is removed. Meaning that from now on, one need only tolerate that which does not maintain established societal norms of “oppression.” Tolerance, to be “real” tolerance from now on must be “partisan tolerance.” Did you follow that? This lunacy tracks beautifully with Orwell’s novel 1984, wherein Big Brother states again and again that “war is peace” and “freedom is slavery.””
Also includes refreshing insider’s view of President Trump’s 2016 election and the continuing attempted coup d’etat perpetrated by the Deep State, Media, and other swamp dwellers.
Highly recommended for those interested in contemporary politics.
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Another Corker from Senior Gorka!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 9, 2019