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Obama'sIdeologicalFather:"Gramsci...organizedtheItalianCommunistpartyin1921....Sincethis
wasfouryearsaftertheRussianRevolution,GramsciassumedItalianswouldwelcomeaBolshevik
convulsionoftheirown.Butitdidnthappen....Hefoundthreeexplanations:Christianity,nationalism
andcharity....thewaytosetthestageforaMarxistrevolutionwasincomingtogripswiththesethree
conditions....

ThefirststratagemwastheassaultonChristianitybyarguingreligionshouldnotinformorbe
employedinpublicdiscourse.Gramscirealizedthatifreligionwereconfinedtoprivateworship,
itsholdonItalianswoulddissipate....
Second...GramscicontendedItalianswerepartofagrandglobalmission....
Last...GramsciengagedineffortstopersuadeItaliansthattheway,theonlyway,toexpress
humanitarianconcernforthepoororthoseleftbehindasthedetritusofcapitalismisthrougha
governmentthatcanbebenevolent....

"Obama...hassuggestedovertlyandtacitlythatreligionshouldbeamatterrelegatedtoprivate
worshipoutsidetheconfinesofpubliclife....[Through]hisproposaltodenytaxdeductionsfor
charitablegifts,governmentisbeingconvertedintotheonlypubliccharity.Moreover,thetransfer
ofwealthinthestimuluspackageandtheincreasedtaxburdenonthemostproductiveelementof
societywillinevitablydecreaseincentivesandexpandthesizeandinfluenceofgovernment.....Our
leadersmaynotidentifythemselvesasGramsciansandmayevenmockthedesignation,butmakeno
mistake:GramscisDNAisintheirbloodstream."

Totalitarianismmeanstotalgovernmentcontrol:Noearthlyfreedomtodeviatefrompoliticallycorrect
ideology!Nopersonalpropertythat'snotsubjecttogovernmentregulations.Nopubliccommunication
withoutsurveillance.Noescapefromtheevertighteningboundariesofgovernmentregulationsand
globalstandards.NopersonalrightstofollowGodandshareHisTruth.

Thepathwaytosocialistoppressionisnolongerbloodyrevolutions.Theomnipresentdialecticprocess
isfarmoresubtleandeffective.Enhancedbythesteadydrumbeatofthemedia'spervasive,suggestive
andantiChristianstimuli,mindsaredulledandthemassesindoctrinatedeverywhere.Whilepeoplein
theSovietUnionknewtheyweretrappedinacruelsystem,manycouldstillthinkfactuallyandlogically.
Today'smanagersofmindcontrolhavenearlyperfectedthesocial"science"ofcollectivebrainwashing.
Howdidwegethere?Atimelineofthelast100yearstakesusbacktoGeorgHegel,aGerman
occultistwhoconceivedthemindchangingdialecticprocess.HisdiabolicalphilosophyfueledKarl
Marx'santiChristianfervorandgaveLeninandStalintheirkeyweaponintheirwaragainst
Christianity.Afterall,Communistsolidaritymeantthepursuitofacollectivevision.Andthehopeofthe
massesmustbesetonanearthlyUtopia,nottheunchangingpromisesoftheBiblicalGod.

HindsightprovesthefailureoftheLeninStalinbloodbaths.Whilethemasseswereforcedtocomply,
theenvisionedUtopiabecameadeadlynightmare.

AntonioGramsciwasthefirstCommunistleadertoseethroughtheillusion.Whilefirmlycommittedto
globalCommunism,heknewthatthatviolencewouldfailtowintheWest.Americanworkers
(proletariat)wouldneverdeclarewarontheirmiddleclassneighborsaslongastheysharedcommon
Christianvalues.SotheItaliancommunistacontemporaryofLeninwroteanalternativeplanfora
silentrevolution.Themainweaponswouldbedeception,manipulationandinfiltration.Hidingtheir
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Marxistideology,thenewCommunistwarriorswouldseekpositionsofinfluenceinseminaries,
government,communities,andthemedia.

Theysucceeded.JohnFosterDullesfoundedtheNationalCouncilofChurchesandservedinPresident
Eisenhower'scabinet.Hisfriendandally,AlgerHiss,becamethefirstheadoftheUnitedNationandco
authorofitscelebratedCharter.

Decadeslater,MikhailGorbachev,thefirstSovietleaderstoembraceGramsci'sNeoMarxistplan,
becameaPiedPipertoleadersaroundtheworld.Everyfieldofinterestarts,science,education,and
leadershiptrainingallbecametargetsforsocialistideologyandchange.Worldleaderswerelearning
howtocontroltheirarmiesofwillingservers.

Ofcourse,Gorbachevdidn'tdoitalone.SaulAlinskyandmanyothershadstudiedGramsci'sblueprint
forsocialtransformationevenbeforetheSovietUnioncollapsed,makingGorbachevaglobalhero.And
bythetimeIattendedhisfirstStateoftheWorldForumastrategicpartofhisGramscianplanhe
hadwontheheartsofglobalistleadersfromaroundtheworld.

Karl Marx (Chapter 10)

"MarxwasbornintoaJewishfamilyatTrier,GermanyonMay5,1818.Hepassedrapidly
fromtheundigestedJudaismofhisChildhoodintoashort...periodofLutheranism...That
momentgavewaystoanotherintenseperiodofhisyouth....AtBerlinUniversity,he
indulgedinavirulentformofceremonialconfessionalSatanism....Butthechiefoutward
effect...wastobeseeninhisconsistentlyandprofessionallyantiGodandgodless
outlook.Marxremainedviolentlyopposedtofaithandreligionfortherestofhislife."[p.
200]

"BythetimehegraduatedfromJena,in1841,Marxhadsettleduponthesocialcondition
ofmankindthroughouthistoryashisfieldofspecialinterest....Whatwasextraordinarywas
thatMarx,dedicatedheartandsoultoatheism,shouldhavederivedthatcenterpieceof
histhinkingfromWilhelmFriedrichHegel,whohadflourishedandpassedfromthescene
beforeMarxwasfourteen....

"...humanprogresswasdefinedbyHegelasaprocessverymuchlikeadiscussion
betweentwomenarguingaboutsomethinginordertoexplainit.Onemanstateshis
opinionortheory.Hiscompanioncriticizesthattheory,andproposesadifferentone.From
theircontinuing~afriendlyandconstructiveonethereemergesathirdandnewtheory,
whichpreserveswhatwastrueinthefirsttwoandwhichbothmenaccept.

"Hegelcalledthefirsttheoryathesis.Thesecondtheory,hesaid,wasanantithesis,
becauseitopposedthefirst.Thediscussionitselfhelabeledadialectic,fromtheGreek
wordforconversationorarguing.Andthetheoryfinallyacceptedoutofthisprocesshe
calledasynthesis....Allhumanprogress,saidHegel,fromthemostprimitiveconditionup
tothemostrefined,proceededalongthelinesofthistriplestagedialectictowardan
ultimategoal.

"BythetimeheappropriatedHegelsideaofthedialecticandappliedittohisownthinking
aboutthesocialconditionofmankindthroughouthistory,Marxwasathoroughly
convincedatheist,fullypersuadedtherewasnosuchthingasasoulandnosuchthingas
spiritinman....

"Thehistoryofmaterialmankind,saidMarx,wasaseriesofclashes,ordialectics,
whichallrepresentedstagesinwhatamountedtojustonegreatclashakindofsuper
dialecticofhumanhistorythatcametobecalledbythemostfamousofMarxistterms,the
'classstruggle.'Thatclashwasandalwayshadbeenbetweentheblind,material,
irresistibleforcesinnertotheproletariat,andtheopposingforcesofwhateverprivileged
classestheremighthappentobeatanygivenhistoricalperiod."[p.202]

"ThefirstinternationallyresonantbellowofMarxismwasheardin1848,when,together
withfellowsocialistFriedrichEngels,MarxpublishedTheCommunistManifesto....Marx
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wasfeedingthefiresofsocialupheavalwithhispredictionoftheimminentfulfillmentof
mankindsirresistibledestiny:theproletarianrevolutionthatwouldsweepawaythe
oppressivesuperstructure...foralltime.

VitalinformationaboutMarxhere

10 Planks of the Communist Manifesto

1. Abolitionofpropertyinlandandapplicationofallrentsoflandtopublicpurposes.

2. Aheavyprogressiveorgraduatedincometax.

3. Abolitionofallrightofinheritance.
4. Confiscationofthepropertyofallemigrantsandrebels.

5. CentralisationofcreditinthehandsoftheState,bymeansofanationalbankwithStatecapitalandan
exclusivemonopoly.

6. CentralisationofthemeansofcommunicationandtransportinthehandsoftheState.

7. ExtensionoffactoriesandinstrumentsofproductionownedbytheStatethebringingintocultivationof
wastelands,andtheimprovementofthesoilgenerallyinaccordancewithacommonplan.

8. Equalliabilityofalltolabour.Establishmentofindustrialarmies,especiallyforagriculture.
9. Combinationofagriculturewithmanufacturingindustriesgradualabolitionofthedistinctionbetweentownand
country,byamoreequaldistributionofthepopulationoverthecountry.

10. Freeeducationforallchildreninpublicschools.Abolitionofchildren'sfactorylabourinitspresentform.
Combinationofeducationwithindustrialproduction,&c.,&c.[6]

AccordingtotheCommunistManifesto,allthesewerepriorconditionsforatransitionfromcapitalismtocommunism
(butMarxandEngelslaterexpressedadesiretomodernizethispassage[7]).

"...whenCharlesDarwinpublishedhistheoryofevolutiontwoyearslater,in1850,Marxregardeditas
farmorethantheory.Heseizeduponitashis'scientific'proofthattherewasnokingdomofHeaven,
onlythekingdomofMatter....SoelatedwasMarxattheideathatmanhadactuallyevolvedfromstuff
andmatterthat....hewroteaselfcongratulatoryletter,inwhichhehailedDarwinastheonewhohad
accomplishedforanthropologywhatMarxhimselfwasaccomplishingforsociology."[p.203]

"Becauseofhisvirulentoppositiontoreligion...Marxwatereddownhismessianicpersuasionthatthe
proletariatwouldverysoonbesupremelydominantinhumansociety.Atleast,herationalizedawaythe
moremysticalelementsofthatmessianism,inordertoproduceamentallysatisfyingsynthesisof
Hegeliandialectics[and]Darwinianevolutionarytheory."[p.204]

"Believingthatallreligionwastrashandthatspiritwasanopiateinventedbythebourgeoisietokeep
theproletarianmassesdruggedintheirserfdom,Marxwasliterallyunabletoseethat...theselfsame
spiritherejectedsoroundlycouldblowgently,firmly,bingingthemall...inthegraceoftheircommon
Savior."[p.207]

Lenin (Chapter 11)

Bythetimehegraduatedwithalawdegreein1891,Ulyanov[Lenin]hadbecomeanauthorityonMarx.
Andfromthebeginning,hisvisionandhisintentionsweregeopolitical.'ThevictoriousCommunist
revolution,'hewroteasearlyas1894,is'thehistoricmissionoftheRussianworker,'who'willleadthe
Russianproletariat,sidebysidewiththe
proletariatofallcountries...toavictoriousCommunistrevolution.[p.210]
"Thewholeworldofmankind'allthis,nothinglessthanthis,nothingmorethanthis'washisfocus
andhisintendedterrain.Worldhistory,notmerelyRussiasstory,wasthedeliberatelychosenbackdrop
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forhisrevolutionaryundertaking.Ulyanovwasthentwentyfouryearsold.
"Inthatsameyear,hemetanotherrevolutionaryspirit,ayoungwomannamedNadezhda
Krupskaya.When,predictablyenough,heranafouloftheCzaristauthoritiesandwassenttoSiberia,
Krupskayafollowed
himthere.Thetwoweremarriedin1898andwereneverseparateduntilhediedtwentysixyearslater.
Itwasataboutthattime,too,thatUlyanovchangedhisnametoLenin.Thenewnamehadnomeaning
asawordbutasasymbol,itstoodforhistotalbreakwiththepast.
"FromthetimeheleftSiberiauntilheaccededtofullpoweroverRussiain1917,Leninwas
constantlyonthemove.HeshuttledbackandforthbetweenhishomelandandGermany,Switzerland
andFrance,BelgiumandEngland,SwedenandAustria....Alwayshewascontendingforprimacyinthe
leadershipofthesocialistinternationalfraternity.Alwayshewasmaneuveringandplotting,organizing
hisownpoliticalparty,theBolsheviks....Thatdaydawnedinthespringof1917."[p.210]

"BytheeveningofNovember7,PetrogradlaterrenamedLeningradwasinBolshevikhands.
Kerensky,whoonlynarrowlyescapeddeath,laterfledRussiaandeventuallymadehishomeinthe
UnitedStates.LateinNovember,42millionpeoplevotedintheonlyfreeelectionsRussianshaveever
beenallowed.Leninsparty,theBolsheviks,polled24percentofthevote.ThenonMarxistSocial
RevolutionPartyemergedwithasolid58percent.
"Leninwouldhavenoneofit.'Wemadethemistake,'hesaid,'ofpromisingthatthistalkshop[the
ConstituentAssembly]wouldopenup...buthistoryhasnotyetsaidawordaboutwhenwewillshutit
down.'Leninquicklymadeupforhistoryslack.
"BeforeLeninsringofsteelcloseddownallhope,onesovietdeputy,S.A.Sorokin,facedthe
Bolshevikleaderwiththeenormityofhiscrime.'Now,'hescreamedatLenininpublicsession,'when
thegreatdream[ofatrulyconstituentassemblyoffreeRussians]isabouttocometrue,youdallywith
theideaofaBolshevikParadise....Byclingingtothismaddelusion,youwillreapitscertainfruits:
starvation,tyranny,civilwarandhorrorswhichyoucannotevenimagine.'
"SorokinswasthepropheticvoiceofblamenotonlyforthatfirstcrimeagainstthegreatRussian
dream,butforallofRussiassubsequentillsandallitssubsequentcrimesagainsthumanity....
"ForLenin,however,itmadenopracticaldifferencethathiscausehadbeentrouncedinthe
popularvote.ItdidntevenmatterthattherehadbeennoCommunistRevolutionnogloriousuprising
oftheRussianpeopleinalivingexpressionofhisproletariandream.Andcertainlyitdidnotmatterthat
therehadonlybeentheunlawfulandviolentrapeofnationalpowerbythearmedbullyboysofLenins
failedBolshevikParty.Acoupwouldservethepurposeeverybitaswellintheend...."[p.212]

"OverthefiveyearsthatfollowedtheBolshevikcoup,Leninatleastdominatedthoseproblems,evenif
hedidntsolvethemall.Butbyanystandardtheworldmightcaretouse,hisgreatestachievementby
farwashiscreationoftheworldwideinstitutionalorganizationperfectlysuitedtothegeopolitical
attainmentofhisproletarianideal.IntothebuildingofthatorganizationLeninthreweveryskillhehad
acquiredovertheyears:hislogic,hisoratoryandhisprestige.Theingrainedtraitsofhischaracterall
cameintoplay.Mercilessnessandruthlessnesswithhisopponents.Lies.Betrayals.Deception.False
promises.
"LeninmovedquicklytoorganizehisowndeeplyrevisedversionofthedestroyedConstituent
AssemblyapanRussianCongressofSoviets,dominatedbyhisBolsheviks....Throughhis
Bolsheviks,Leninexercisedakeencontroloftheentireprocessofassembly,discussionsand
voting....Henowhadinhishandseverythingheneededbywayofbuildingblockswithwhichtoerect
thestatethatwouldbe,initsveryessence,theaptandidealinstrumentforfomentingandmanaging
everystepofthecomingworld
wideproletarianrevolution....
"Thenewstateheintendedtocreatewasnotprimarilyandessentiallymeanttofunctionforthe
people.Itwouldusethepeopleforanotherandwideraim."[p.213]

"LeninimbuedMarxistideaswithhisownsubletthinkingaboutthepoliticalformMarxismshouldtake.
AndhebroughttobeartwotalentsMarxhadlacked:aruthlessorganizationalability,andlong
revolutionaryexperience.TheresulthasrightlyandaccuratelybeencalledLeninistMarxism....'Only
forcewouldproducesocialchange,'hewrote."[p.215]

"LeninsoorganizedtheallpowerfulCentralCommitteethatitexerciseditsinwarddictatorshipoverthe
Party,aswellasitsoutwarddictatorshipovertheproletariat,bymeansofthree'sections'thatLenin
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1. theSecretariat,
2. thePoliticalBureau[Politburo]"thesurveillancearmofthePartyState,tomonitorand
maintainideologicalcorrectnessandpurityinthepoliticalstructureoftheParty..."
State.
3. theOrganizationBureau"tomonitorthefunctionalefficiencyandexcellenceoftheCP,ofits
CC,andoftheentirePartyStategovernment."

"...allthreesectionsreckonedefficiencyandexcellenceprimarilyinideologicalterms.Theywerethere
astheinternalorgansoftheCP,
devisedtokeepitcleanofcontaminationandvigorousinitsLeninistMarxisthealth....[H]ewould
continue...tostampthemwiththeunmistakablehallmarkofgenuineLeninism...the
counterintelligencemissionofthePartyState."[p.217]

Indeed,asearlyasDecember20,1917...thethenspankingnewSovnarkomhadalreadyissuedthe
protocolthatfirstestablishedtheAllRussianExtraordinaryCommissiontoCounteractCounter
RevolutionandSabotage.KnownbyoneofthemostfamousofallSovietacronyms,CHEKA,this
departmentwasattachedstructurallyasthegoodrightarmoftheCCsfirstsection,the
Secretariat."[pps.217218]

"Inatruesense,CHEKAwastheessentialstructure.InitslaterformsGPU,OGPU,NKVDandKGB
itwouldremainso,bothwithinandoutsidetheSovietUnion....
"IttookLeninandDzerzhinskyashorttimetorealizethattheintelligencegamebetweennations
wasonlysecondarilyamatterofdatagathering,of'spying'intheclassicalsenseofthewordandof
ascertainingthefactualconditionofopponentsandcompetitors...."[p.218]

"Inthatsameyear,Leninalreadylamentedthat'ourCHEKAunfortunatelydoesnotextendtoAmerica.'
Seekingthefirstpegsonwhichtoanchorageopoliticalnetworkthatwouldhastenthedayof
worldwideproletarianrevolution,LeninseizeduponanearlierinitiativeofEuropeansocialists.This
wastheInternationalWorkingmensAssociation,foundedwithKarlMarxsparticipation
inLondonin1864.KnownastheFirstInternational,ithadbeensucceededbyarefurbishedSecond
Internationalin1889.Itwasatthe
MoscowCongressof1919,convenedtoproducetheThirdInternational,thatLeninseizedcontroland
createdtheCommunistInternational(theComintern),intendingittobeaninternationalcloneofhisown
CP.
TheCominterndidindeedfunctionasthatPartyclone,untilitwasdissolvedbyStalinin1943.Hedid
notneeditanymore.

"HavingrenouncedallrelianceonthemoralandreligioustraditionsthathadmadeWesterncivilization
possibleinthefirstplace...Leninsufferedfromapovertyofalternatives....Therewasonequickly
passingmomenttowardtheendofhislifewhenLeninhadwithinarm'sreachthepossibilityof
correctingthemostfatalflawsinhisLeninism.Itcameinthepersonof...AntonioGramsci."[p.224]

Stalin & Hitler (Chapter 12)

"BorninGori,Georgia[1879]toasadisticshoemaker...[A]nicknameamonghiscomradesspokeofa
chillingsidetohischaracter.'Demonschile,'theycalledhim.'Devil.'"[p.228]

"AlongwiththemillionsofSovietcitizenswhowerekilledorimprisoned,1,108ofthe1,966delegates
whohadsoobliginglybroughtthesenewStalinistcreationsintoexistencewereexecutedbetween
1936and1938duringStalin'sGreatPurgesandhisthreeGreatPublicTrials.WiththeCentral
Committeeitself,98ofits138membersandmembercandidateswereexecuted."[p.236]

"HitlerwasanapttargetfortheadvancesofMarxistRussia...preciselybecauseofhisadmirationfor
Stalinandforhisprovenmethodsofgenocide.Stalin'sFoundationsofLeninism,whichhadarguedso
passionatelyforwholesalegenocideasalegitimatetoolofsocialism,hadbeenpublishedinGerman
translationin1924.Soonaftertakingpowerin1933,Hitlerremarkedtoaconfidant,Hermann
Rauschning,that

'thewholeofNationalSocialism[theNazipoliticalphilosophy]isbasedonMarxism.'...
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"Hitlerwasfarfromlonely,evenintheWest,inhisadmirationfortheMarxistLeninistStalinistdoctrine
ofgenocide.ItfoundableandevencelebrateddefendersinthelikesofsuchEnglishliteraryheroesas
H.G.Wells,HavelockEllisandGeorgeBernardShaw,tonamejustafew.Shawevenwentsofarasto
callfortheinventionsof'ahumanegasthatwillkillinstantlyandpainlessly'andfortheexterminationof
'uselessraces'on'ascientificbases.'...

"HitlerfoundexactlywhatShawhadcalledforintheZyklonBgaswithwhichhesnuffedoutthelivesof
sixmillionJewsandother'uselessraces.'"[p.239]

Note:ThisdeadlyproductwasprovidedwithhelpfromBush,thegrandfatherGeorgeW.Bush,ourcurrent
president.See"HowBush'sgrandfatherhelpedHitler'srisetopower"]

"Despitehisincomparableruthlessness,whichwasinfullswinginthe1930s,Stalin...wasso
unbelievablyskillfulinpromotinghiscultthatAmericawasableto...ignorehisgenocidalpolicies....An
articleinHarper'sweeklypresentedbutoneexampleoftheagreeablestereotypethatcametobe
acceptedintheUnitesStates:

'UncleJoe'asPresidentFranklinD.RoosevelthimselfdubbedStalinfamiliarlythat
gentlebearofaman,firm,pipesmoking,devotedtohisfamily,andlivingmodestlyona
manager'ssalary,likeanyhonestAmericancapitalist."[p.239]

Antonio Gramsci (Chapter 13)

"...thepoliticalformulaGramscidevisedhasdonemuchmorethanclassicalLeninismandcertainly
morethanStalinismtospreadMarxismthroughoutthecapitalistWest."[p.243]

"By1913,hewasamemberoftheItalianSocialistParty.In1919,hefoundedanewspaper,whose
namealoneLOrdineNuovo,TheNewOrdergaveclearindicationofhisbentofmindandofthefact
that,likeLenin,hewasbothavisionaryandadoerofdeeds.In1921...Gramsci[co]foundedtheItalian
CommunistParty.Thenextyear...BenitoMussolinicametopower....ItalybecameaFascistnation.And
GramscitookoffforwhathenodoubtexpectedwouldbethesaferhavenofLeninsUSSR.

"Marxistthoughhewas,andasfullyconvincedasLeninthattherewasaforcecompletelyinnerto
mankinddrivingitonasawholetotheMarxistidealofthe'WorkersParadise,'Gramsciwastooaware
ofthefactsofhistoryandoflifetoacceptotherbasicandgratuitousassumptionsmadebyMarx,and
acceptedunquestioninglybyLenin....

"GramscihimselfrejectedChristianityandallitstranscendentclaims.Nevertheless,heknewChristian
cultureexisted....Forthatwastheforcebindingalltheclasses...intoasingle,homogeneousculture.It
wasaspecificallyChristianculture,inwhichindividualmenandwomenunderstoodthatthemost
importantthingsabouthumanlifetranscendedthematerialconditionsinwhichtheylivedouttheir
mortallives.

"Gramsciagreedthatthegreatmassoftheworldspopulationwasmadeupofworkers.Thatmuchwas
justplainfact.Whatbecamecleartohim,however,wasthatnowhereandespeciallynotinChristian
Europedidtheworkersoftheworldseethemselvesasseparatedfromtherulingclassesbyan
ideologicalchasm....

"Therewouldneverbeagloriousuprisingoftheproletariat.TherewouldbenoMarxistinspiredviolent
overthrowoftheruling'superstructure'bytheworking'underclasses.'Becausenomatterhow
oppressedtheymightbe,the'structure'oftheworkingclasseswasdefinednotbytheirmiseryortheir
oppressionbutbytheirChristianfaithandtheirChristianculture....

"TheMarxistinsistencethateverythingvaluableinlifewaswithinmankindwasimmanentinmankind
anditsearthlyconditionwasimpotentagainstsuchabulwark."[pps.244245]

"GramscididnotlivetowitnessHitlersbetrayalofStalinandthefailureofyetanotherplanforviolent
proletarianrevolt....Nordidhelivetoseeeventhefirsttracesofthevindicationandvictoryofhisideas.

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Nevertheless,whenthefirstvolumeofwhathehadwritteninprisonwaspublishedin1947afullten
yearsafterhisdeaththevoiceofthelongdeadMarxistprophetbecamearealityforwhichtheworldat
largehadnoreadyanswer.ArealitythatwouldbedevilJosephStalinandeachofhissuccessorsuntil
MikhailGorbachev,wholistenedatlast,wouldfinallytakethehandofGramscisghostandsetoffon
theLeninistMarxistroadtothetwentyfirstcentury."[p.247]

"AkeyelementofGramscisblueprintfortheglobalvictoryofMarxismrestedonHegelsdistinction
betweenwhatwas'inner'or'immanent'tomanandwhatmanheldtobeoutsideandabovehimandhis
worldasuperiorforcetranscendingthelimitationsofindividualsandofgroups,bothlargeandsmall."
[p.247]

[Thenextsectionshowshowthechurchmustbeadaptedtothisworldlyvisionofamaterialparadise.The
emergingchurchhasalreadyembracedthiscounterfeitvisionofanearthly"kingdomof'God.'"]

"Marxism's'transcendent,'saidGramsci,wastheutopianideal....

"Gramsciarguedthatunlessyoucansystematicallytouchwhatisimmanentandimmediateto
individualsandgroupsandsocietiesintheirdailylives,youcannotconvincethemtostruggleforany
transcendent."[p.248]

"...therefore,thecallofMarxandLenintoimposetheir'transcendentbyviolentforcewasafutile
contradictioninhumanlogic.Itwasnowonderthat...theonlyMarxiststatethatexistedwasimposed
andmaintainedbyforeandbyterroristpolicies....IfMarxismcouldnotfindawaytochangethat
formula,itwouldhavenofuture.

"Whatwasessential,'insistedGramsci,wastoMarxizetheinnerman.Onlywhenthatwasdonecould
yousuccessfullydangletheutopiaofthe'Workers'Paradise'[theclasslesssociety]beforehiseyes....
Andhewastotallyconvincedthatthematerialdimensionofeverything...wasthewholeofit....

"EvenStalinistterrormethods,Gramscipredicted,couldnoteliminatewhathecalledtheforcesof
bourgeoisreaction.Instead,hewarned,
thosereactionaryforcesorganizedreligion,theintellectualandacademicestablishment,capitalistand
entrepreneurialcirclesallwouldbecompressedbyanysuchrepressionintodensestreamsof
tradition,resistanceandresentment....
"Clearly,ifGramsciwastochangethecommonculturaloutlook,thefirstorderofbusinesshadtobe
tochangetheoutwardfaceoftheCommunistParty.Forstarters,Marxistswouldhavetodropall
Leninistshibboleths.Itwouldntdotorantabout'revolution'and'dictatorshipoftheproletariat'andthe
'WorkersParadise.'Instead...Marxistswouldhavetoexaltsuchideasas'nationalconsensus'and
'nationalunity'....
"Further,advisedGramsci,Marxistsaroundtheworld...wouldhavetoengageinthepracticaland
normallyaccepteddemocraticprocesses,inlobbyingandvotingandthefullgamutofparliamentary
participation.TheywouldhavetobehaveineveryrespectthewayWesterndemocratsbehavenot
onlyacceptingtheexistenceofmanypoliticalpartiesbutforgingallianceswithsomeandfriendships
withothers.Theywouldhavetodefendpluralism,infact."[p.249250]

"AndheresyofallLeninistheresiesMarxistswouldevenhavetodefenddifferenttypesof
Communistpartiesindifferentcountries.TheCentralCommitteeoftheCPSUwouldstillbethe
operationalcenterofworldMarxismwouldstilldirectthisnewstyleofworldrevolutionbypenetration
andcorruption.ButnoCommunistPartyinanycountryoutsidetheSovietUnionwouldbeaforced
cloneoftheCPSU.
"Ontopofallthat,Marxistsmustimitate,perfectandexpandtherolesalreadyinventedbyLenin
andhis'intelligenceexpert.'...Marxistsmustjoinwithwomen,withthepoor,withthosewhofindcertain
civillawsoppressive.Theymustadoptdifferenttacticsfordifferentculturesandsubcultures.Theymust
nevershowaninappropriateface.And,inthismanner,theymustenterintoeverycivil,culturaland
politicalactivityineverynation,patientlyleaveningthemallasthoroughlyasyeastleavensbread.
"Evensuchapervasiveblueprintasthatwouldnotworkintheend,however,unlessGramscicould
successfullytargetMarxismsgreatestenemy....theChristianitythathadcreatedandstillpervaded
Westerncultureinallitsforms,activitiesandexpressions.....
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surfacetobestrong,ithadforsometimebeendebilitatedbyunceasingattacksagfailingremnantof
Christianity....MarxistsmustchangetheresiduallyChristianmind...sothatitwouldbecomenotmerely
anonChristianmindbutanantiChristianmind."[p.250]

"...heneededtogetindividualsandgroupsineveryclassandstationoflifetothinkaboutlifes
problemswithoutreferencetotheChristiantranscendent,withoutreferencetoGodandthelawsofGod.
HeneededtogetthemtoreactwithantipathyandpositiveoppositiontoanyintroductionofChristian
idealsortheChristiantranscendentintothetreatmentandsolutionoftheproblemsofmodernlife."[p.
251]

"...GramsciwasaMarxistthroughandthrough.AndthebedrockessenceofMarxismthecornerstone
oftheMarxistidealofathisworldlyParadiseasthesummitofhumanexistenceisthatthereisnothing
beyondthematterofthisuniverse.Thereisnothinginexistencethattranscendsmanhismaterial
organismwithinhismaterialsurroundings."
"...suchgoals,likemostofGramscisblueprint,hadtobepursuedbymeansofaquietand
anonymousrevolution.Noarmedandbloodyuprisings....Rather,everythingmustbedoneinthename
ofmansdignityandrights....[Thenewworldmustnotonlymovebeyonditmustlearntodespise]the
claimsandconstraintsofChristianity,aboveall....
"Dothat,hepromised,andinessenceyouwillhaveMarxizedtheWest.Thefinalstepthe
Marxizationofthepoliticsoflifeitselfwillthenfollow."[p.251]

"LiberationTheologywasaperfectlyfaithfulexerciseofGramsci'sprinciples.Itcouldbelaunchedwith
thecorruptionofarelativelyfewwellplacedJudasgoats.Yetitcouldbeaimedatthecultureandthe
mentalityofthemasses.ItstrippedbothofanyattachmenttotheChristiantranscendent.Itlockedboth
theindividualandhiscultureinthecloseembraceofagoalthatwastotallyimmanenttheclassstruggle
forsociopoliticalliberation.[p.260261]

"IntheUnitedStatesandEurope,meanwhile,thepoorweretoosmallinnumbers,tooisolatedandtoo
uninterestedtoserveasaprimarytargetforGramscianopportunity.Nomatter,Forinbothareasthere
weremajorseminariesthatwerealreadya...antitraditionalintheirtheology.Theyrapidlyenshrined
LiberationTheologyasthenewwayofthinkingaboutalltheoldquestions.[p.261262]

TheprocessofsecularizationintheCatholicandProtestantchurchesprogressedsorapidlyandwith
suchenergythat,justasGramscihadforeseen,itfedintootherstreamsofantiChurchinfluenceinthe
West.Thosewerestreamsthat,seeminglyindependentofMarxistinfluence,advocatedamaterialistic
interpretationofallsectorsofhumanthrough,investigationandaction.[p.262]

"...theacademicfacultiesofEuropeandAmerica,alreadyproudofthepositioninthevanguardofliberal
andforwardlookingpoliticalthinking,tooklikeduckstotherisingtideofMarxistinterpretationsof
history,law,religionandscientificinquiry.

"(DawkinsnoGodjustaliensLookWho'sIrrationalNow)....Allthemeaningofhumanlifeandthe
answertoeveryhumanhopewerecontainedwithintheboundariesofthevisible,tangible,material
worldofthehereandnow."[p.262]

"The'liberalized'cultureoftheWestnationsessentiallyconvergedwiththeprocessofmounting
secularization,sharingfreelyandsolidlyinthenewsacredprinciplethatallthelife,activitiesandhopes
ofmankindrestedonthesolidstructuresofthisworldalone.[seeWSJarticleonreligioussuperstition]
...secularsystemsofbeliefsHumanism,MegareligionandthegrabbagofNewAge....forgedtheir
ownnotsostrangeallianceswithGramsci'sheirs,rushingintothereligiousvacuumofformerly
Christiansocieties.Fortheytoo,wereunitedininsisting...thatfaithhadnofunctionexpecttohelpall
mankindtouniteandbeatpeacewithinthisworld,inordertoreachitsultimatepeakofhuman
development."[p.264]

"...Gramsci'sghosthadcaptivatedthemallintohis"Marxisthegemonyofthemind.."Thetranscendent
hadbowedtotheimmanent.Totalmaterialismwasfreely,peacefullyandagreeablyadopted
everywhereinthenameofman'sdignityandrights...autonomyandfreedomfromoutsideconstraints.
Aboveall,asGramscihadplanned,thiswasdoneinthenameoffreedomfromthelawsandconstraints
ofChristianity."[p.265]

"GeorgeOrwelloncewrotethat'atanygivenmoment,thereisasortofallpervadingorthodoxya
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generaltacitagreementnottodiscusssomelargeanduncomfortablefact.'...Whatnowpassesfor
philosophyisnothingmorethanahybridcomplexoffashions...andimpulsesandtheoriesantmold
publicopinion..."[p.266]

"TheyjoinwiththeChristianchurchesinbrotherlydialogueandincommonhumanitarianventures.But
theobjectistoconfirmthenewChristianityinitsantimetaphysicalandessentiallyatheisticpursuit
ofliberationfrommaterialinconvenience,fromthefearofanuclearholocaust,fromsexual
restrictionofanykindand,finally,fromallsupernaturalconstrictions....Totalliberationisto
constructthelongdreamedLeninistMarxistUtopia....Byjustthatprocess,authoredbyAntonio
Gramsci...hasWesternculturedepriveditselfofitslifeblood."[p.267268]

"MikhailGorbachevburstupontheworldsceneasthefirstSovietleaderbigmindedenoughto
appraise,appreciateandfullyembracetheGramscianformula....Gorbachevisbeingveryfaithfultohis
hardcoreLeninism,whileaddinghisownupdatingandcorrectives."[p.272]

AstoryfromVoiceoftheMartyrstolightenthedarknessofsuchCommunisttotalitarianism

"Floricawasskepticalandresistedhope.Forweeksnow,theyhadseenwomenleavingtheprison.No
oneknewwheretheywerebeingtakenasthenameswerecalledoutandthewomengatheredinthe
prisonyard.Maybetheyreallywerebeingreleased.

"Andso,whensheheardhernamecalled,sheresignedherselftoacceptGodswill,nomatterwhatit
was.

"Themajorbehindthedesksaid,'Inthisplace,youmustknowthatIammorepowerfulthanGod.At
least,uptothispoint,yourGodhasnotmadeanyinterventionsonyourbehalf.Buthaveyoureally
acceptedthis?Imean,youmustrealizebynowthatinaCommunistsociety,agodisnotneeded!And
youshouldntneedoneeither.Ifyouareeverreleasedfromhere,youwillseeforyourselftheamazing
achievementswehavemadeinthelastfewyears,andthisisjustthebeginning!'

"Floricalookedatthedocumentsonhisdeskandresponded,Iseethatyouarepowerful.AndImsure
youhavedocumentsthereaboutmethatIveneverseenthatcandecidemyfate.ButGodkeeps
records,too.Neitheroneofuswouldhavelifewithouthim.Sowhetherhekeepsmehereorsetsme
free,Illacceptthatasbestforme.

"Threedayslater,Floricawasreleased."

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