[lbo-talk] Krugman: Success of the Right is a Puzzle

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Sun Nov 9 12:46:51 PST 2003


Chip Berlet wrote:


>This IS all about the political right using Gramsci's theories to
>establish cultural hegemony through skillful framing of issues and the
>use of right-wing populist rhetoric that generally plays well to a broad
>audience in the U.S. What is puzzling is why the liberals and the left
>can't seem to break through this crap with a set of frames and messages
>that captures the public's attention.
>
>Some of them actually cite Gramsci.

Help us, Chip! You're the expert on the right's appeal. How can we short-circuit it?

Doug



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