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Entry: After Paleoconservatism (II) Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/after_paleoconservatism_ii#24880 Post contents: Mr. Richert, I'm aware that paleo thought has drifted away from Gramsci; note I said that it "used to" be influenced by him. I think this was a mistake though. To clarify, I'm not suggesting that paleos have to take over Fox News or CNN or all of talk radio. I also doubt that the "right elements" can capture the central institutions of culture, which is why I doubt that paleoconservatism can succeed. I'm suggesting that they try to create an alternative using the existing media, in the way that Rush Limbaugh did two decades ago. Once that's accomplished, they can work on nurturing and strengthening what they've built so far. I don't see how you plan to get people to turn off Fox News and talk radio--which wouldn't be sufficient anyway, because the hegemonic ideology is promulgated even more in sitcoms, movies, etc. How are you going to persuade people to do this, even assuming you can somehow get your message to them? In that same book, Andrew Lytle called on people to "Turn off your radio and take your fiddle down from the mantle." Didn't happen then. Why would it happen now? Sent at: 2008 07 24