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「Prison Notebooks」 Antonio Gramsci

Humanities ScholarIT1891 — 1937

Italian Marxist thinker and Communist Party co-founder who formulated the theory of cultural hegemony, analyzing the mechanism by which the ruling class maintains power through consent.

“Even if reason is pessimistic about the sad reality, the firm will of the actor is brilliantly optimistic.”

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“Even if reason is pessimistic about the sad reality, the firm will of the actor is brilliantly optimistic.”

Greeting

“Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.”
“Hegemony is domination by consent.”
“The old world is dying and the new world struggles to be born — now is the time of monsters.”

Deploy

“Shatter the hollow common sense!”
“Crush the oppressive system with the unified consent of the workers!”
“Break down the hidden walls of power with the fighting spirit of the war of position!”

Victory

“A true great victory — won not by violence, but by drawing out the voluntary consent of the masses.”
“Comrades, thanks to your endurance in the trenches, we have built a new position.”
“Even in victory, do not disarm. Build positions throughout civil society and consolidate cultural hegemony.”

Draw

“They are holding on by deceiving the masses with the sweet illusions of capitalism. A tedious, stagnant quagmire.”
“Do not rush to charge. I will wage a war of position — pressing fiercely when the everyday contradictions of citizens become visible.”
“Even if Mussolini locks me in this prison, my Prison Notebooks will split open their skulls without fail.”

Defeat

“That fascism's violence has trampled the freedom of the masses — a heartbreaking defeat.”
“I will engrave today's defeat and repay it without fail with a deeper war of position.”
“I am not broken yet. My ideas will pierce through iron bars and awaken workers across the whole world.”

Strike

“Tear through them with the firepower of the war of position!”
“Crush them with the force of cultural hegemony!”
“Break them with organic intellect!”
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Overview

Extreme diligence combined with high courage formed a martyr-type intellectual who completed revolutionary theory even in prison. Communitarian orientation and progressive disposition converged in the concept of hegemony, while low martial scores were offset by intellectual charm and high loyalty that enabled him to function as an organic intellectual bridging workers and intellectuals.

Core Abilities

Command
65
Martial
26
Intellect
93
Charm
72

Inner Virtues

Temperance
80
Diligence
95
Reflection
90
Courage
91

Outer Virtues

Loyalty
85
Benevolence
78
Fairness
75
Humility
64

Core Disposition

Pessimism
Optimism
Conservative
Progressive
Individual
Social
Cautious
Bold

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