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Ushering in the new

Posted by Maestro on 5/19/2026, 6:15 pm

“The old world is dying,
and the new world struggles
to be born; now is the time
of monsters.”

Antonio Gramsci

When that old world finally dies and we crush the monsters, who will usher in the new world?

We are not at a loss for new left leaders.

Zorhan, AOC, Graham Platner, and Katie Wilson to name a few. But wait, there's a new bright articulate young lady right here in my home state of Wisconsin ready and raring to go.

Meet Asian American State Legislator Francesca Hong, a member of Wisconsin's Democratic Socialist Party, who is running for governor.

Yours truly spent the morning today phoning around to find out how i can get aboard her campaign. Check out the interview link below.

Re: Ushering in the new

Posted by gm on 5/20/2026, 7:51 pm, in reply to "Ushering in the new"

I LIKE HER!
I LIKE HER!

My stereotyping: I have something for progressive & radical Asian-American females. They just go against the so-called conservative/reactionary Asian-American community stereotype we read about. Props to her!

WAIT...did he say she's leading in the Democratic primary race for governor? Did I hear that correctly? Gosh!!
KEEP HOPE ALIVE!

So cool to read an Antonio Gramsci quote on LLC. Yaaaay

wait, Chris Rabb won in philadelphia...

Posted by reporting gm on 5/20/2026, 10:15 pm, in reply to "Re: Ushering in the new"

With all the disappointment over Thomas Massie's loss in Kentucky, I forgot about another important race in Philadelphia..
It was Chris Rabb, a Black candidate, against another AIPAC-supported Black woman, Ala Standford..
He won handily!

Apparently he had the endorsement of the 'Squad' and had a great ground game boosted by the Philadelphia Democratic Socialists of America. AWesome!
He will now join the ranks of the progressives in the Democratic party in Congress..
AIPAC threw all kinds of money to defeat him because of his criticisms of Israel & Netanyahu. IT DIDN'T WORK!

CONGRATS TO CHRIS RABB!

Trump's polll numbers hit new low - 31%...Wake up the Democratic party! n/t

Posted by reporting gm on 5/21/2026, 5:49 pm, in reply to "wait, Chris Rabb won in philadelphia..."

n/t

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OUCH!!..major major hit piece on Francesca Hong--digging up old texts etc. ?

Posted by observing gm on 5/22/2026, 7:08 pm, in reply to "Trump's polll numbers hit new low - 31%...Wake up the Democratic party! n/t"

Hey man, CNN just did a major hit piece on Francesca Hong..
Apparently some folks are terrified of Francesca and so they went to work digging up everything she's said and everything's she's texted since she was delivered from her mother's womb.

Horrible journalism, at least what's left of so-called objective journalism. Sheesh!

Did not hear about the hit piece on Hong. wow!!N/T thanks

Posted by Maestro on 5/23/2026, 8:23 am, in reply to "OUCH!!..major major hit piece on Francesca Hong--digging up old texts etc. ?"

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Go Chris Rabb!!!

Posted by Maestro on 5/23/2026, 8:21 am, in reply to "wait, Chris Rabb won in philadelphia..."

A VICTORY IN PA! YeSSSSS!!!!! Now the harder part- building the clout and wisdom to help him do a good job in difficult times. But it's a step forward in Third Reconstruction governing power.

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guess who's targeting Francesca Hong? Lawwd...

Posted by noting gm on 5/23/2026, 9:54 pm, in reply to "Go Chris Rabb!!!"

It's not the Republican Party, ITS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ESTABLISHMENT..LOL
(nb: the repubs did a bit, but now it's the dems establishment taking her on)

Her "abolish ICE", "defund the police", her "anti-capitalist" statements, and her support for the Palestinian cause, are being used to checkmate her democratic party supporters.

Again...we need a third way!!

Mai Vang: 'ushering the new'....so cool...lol

Posted by reporting gm on 5/26/2026, 2:39 pm, in reply to "guess who's targeting Francesca Hong? Lawwd..."

There's a new bunch of Yuri Kochiyamas out there getting involved in progressive & socialist politics.
Mai Vang is one of them:

fb--
Sacramento City Councilmember Mai Vang, who is running for Congress in California's 7th district, has repeatedly declined to recite the Pledge of Allegiance at public meetings.
She has also been turning away from the American flag during the ceremony.
When asked about it, she said she uses that time to reflect on America's "injustices."...
[5.24]

Well, she's serious and isn't playing! lol
Big props to Mai Vang👏👏👏

GM, some more Gramsci For You

Posted by Maestro on 5/27/2026, 8:23 pm, in reply to "Re: Ushering in the new"

STILL MAKING WAVES. The thinking of the 20th-century revolutionary, who died in 1937, that I still find both useful and inspiring, is being quoted far and wide today, sometimes with little understanding. This piece is better than many.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/quote-of-the-day-by-antonio-gramsci-the-strongest-and-most-effective-force-in-guaranteeing-the-long-term-maintenance-of-power-is-not-learn-the-profound-lesson-from-the-imprisoned-italian-thinker-who-exposed-how-societies-surrender-freedom-quietly-through-consent-culture-and-invisible-power/articleshow/131350180.cms?utm_source=facebook_web&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialsharebuttons

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Gramsci--

Posted by Les on 5/27/2026, 9:10 pm, in reply to "GM, some more Gramsci For You"

Yes, indeed, Maestro. Gramsci's writings on hegemony, the subtle manipulated common sense that Noam Chomsky calls manufactured consent, is all-too-often the invisible chains that bind those who are not woke, leading them to unwittingly go along with the status quo.

Gramsci gave us the realization that culture cultivates. Biblical stories, for example, with inaccurate all-white characters, frame people's realities without them being aware of the damage it does.

While the tomb-wall paintings in Egypt show the well travelled that the pharaohs were Black people, mass marketed movies, like The Ten Commandments, teach media consumers otherwise.

European suits, meanwhile, are lifted up to young students, and the world, as the standard of professionalism, which frames their world view within the direction of the status quo, that has worked to divide and conquer the masses.

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Re: GM, some more Gramsci For You

Posted by Maestro on 5/29/2026, 8:01 am, in reply to "GM, some more Gramsci For You"

Gramsci zeroed in on why we are alienated- cultural hegemony. Les, i happened to run across this wise African proverb yesterday which is very appropriate to this subject:

African proverb of the day: 'The sheep will spend its entire life fearing the wolf, only to be eaten by the.....'

The proverb highlights how power often works quietly rather than openly.

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Re: GM, some more Gramsci For You

Posted by Les on 5/29/2026, 11:13 pm, in reply to "Re: GM, some more Gramsci For You"

Awesome proverb, Maestro. The sheep fears the wolf, but ultimately he's eaten by the shepherd. Lol

The government is given our allegiance, but all-to-often it can be our worst nemesis --

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