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One must . . . distinguish between
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"historically organi ideologies": "those, . . . Which are necessary
to a given structure, and
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ideologies that are arbitrary, rationalistic, or "willed."
(SPN 376-77)
| Historically organic ideology |
vs. |
arbitrary ideology |
| . . . They "organize" human masses, and create the terrain on which
men move, acquire consciousness of their position, struggle, etc. |
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they only create individual "movements", polemics and so on.
(377) |
Hegemony
-- A synthesis of force and consent (Ransome 26)
-- Used as a concept of ideology, the term hegemony emerges as a way
of describing the world-view which any social group must have if it is
to gain power and hold on to it. The development of coherent and
legitimate world-view, in other words, becomes a prerequisite for successful
revolution. (R 128)
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Organic --
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the agents of hegemony are conscious and reflective human agents.
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A form of praxis. A process of conscious intellectual reflection and synthesis,
which leads
1. to a greater understanding of material reality,
2. to the development of a new form of political strategy and action.
(R 132-33)
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