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This is a classic reactionary comment that doesn't understand the asymmetry between the "bourgeoisie" and the lower classes. The "hegemonic" "bourgeoisie", sec

by gertef 9y ago

This is a classic reactionary comment that doesn't understand the asymmetry between the "bourgeoisie" and the lower classes. The "hegemonic" "bourgeoisie", secure in the status quo, sees politics as a game for "opportunists", while the oppressed classes lay aside their differences so they can try build enough power to overthrow the oppression and end their suffering. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1013753/quotes/qt1525548 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1013753/quotes/qt1525548 [City Councilman Dan White is complaining that he is having trouble getting re-elected because his base doesn't have any problems that need government intervention, while 'lucky duck' Harvey Milk has the natural support of the gay voter base who want the police to stop murdering them.] Dan White: You have an issue [gay rights]. Harvey Milk: It's more than an issue. This is our life we're fighting for.

avn2109 9y ago
I'm not the GP and I don't have a horse in this race, but AFAICT there's nothing in your comment that contradicts the parent's claim. It seems like his interpretation accords entirely with what you're saying.
narrator 9y ago
Yes. The Hegemony did include anti-homosexuality, racial and gender discrimination that I'm glad we've gotten rid of. Part of the hegemonic core value set is that the norms and rules can be carefully changed over time. Now, since the hegemony has adapted and added tolerance of homosexuality and disapproval of racial and gender discrimination, the Gramscians are reaching further and further into the discontented for supporters. What's really revitalized the cultural right is when the Gramscians tried to pull in Islamists and non-citizens (the least politically charged name I could come up with for this group) into the coalition of the disaffected. The contradictions in their ideology as a purported means for peaceful change of the existing system just got too huge and many people didn't understand the justification for the movement anymore in terms of a nationalist and progressivist basis. This is similar to how many people lost the plot on the justification for the Iraq war on a nationalist and progressivist basis.

by gertef 9y ago

avn2109 9y ago

I'm not the GP and I don't have a horse in this race, but AFAICT there's nothing in your comment that contradicts the parent's claim. It seems like his interpretation accords entirely with what you're saying.

narrator 9y ago

Yes. The Hegemony did include anti-homosexuality, racial and gender discrimination that I'm glad we've gotten rid of. Part of the hegemonic core value set is that the norms and rules can be carefully changed over time. Now, since the hegemony has adapted and added tolerance of homosexuality and disapproval of racial and gender discrimination, the Gramscians are reaching further and further into the discontented for supporters. What's really revitalized the cultural right is when the Gramscians tried to pull in Islamists and non-citizens (the least politically charged name I could come up with for this group) into the coalition of the disaffected. The contradictions in their ideology as a purported means for peaceful change of the existing system just got too huge and many people didn't understand the justification for the movement anymore in terms of a nationalist and progressivist basis. This is similar to how many people lost the plot on the justification for the Iraq war on a nationalist and progressivist basis.