The trench systems of civil society prevented a right-wing coup and Trump taking over or whatever, but I think Gramsci would actually caution us, having lived with Mussolini, to say lots of things can happen. It seemed like the craziest say people were just wandering around. And so there is a sense that Gramsci wants to capture both halves of that.
Featuring Michael Denning on Antonio Gramsci. The second of a two-part interview.
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