Helloplite on 27 March 2017
"To follow up on this logic, if communism (the end goal) is to be attained, then these insitutions and symbols and cultural constructs have to be either taken over or undermined. Thus, the weakening of the role of (Christian) religion by any means necessary; the weakening of social mores and kindred ties to those of his own ethnicity, and so on."
This is not Gramsci's war of position. Not all positions are anti-communist. Christianity in particular stands out for its communitarian origins and does not pose a serious challenge to the proletariat.
But anyway, old-school orthodox Marxism is so outdated that we might as well be commenting on 19th century views on women and hysteria.
Post-structuralism on the other hand...
