![]() ![]() The other concept, “Common Sense”, deals with “truths” that “need no sophistication to grasp, and no proof to accept.” (quoting Kate Crehan, who borrowed the idea from Gramsci, I think, 13) So these are ideas it is expected (or hoped) we will accept uncritically, without resistance. (26) So it’s preferable to military domination, but maybe that isn’t saying that much. ![]() Gramsci’s idea of Cultural Hegemony involves government with the consent of the governed. Waterstone describes himself as a “Marxist Geographer” who focuses on Gramscian notions of hegemony and “common sense”. He currently co-teaches the course called “What Is Politics?” with Chomsky that led to this book. Waterstone is an emeritus professor in the School of Geography, Development, and Environment at the University of Arizona. Consequences of Capitalism: Manufacturing Discontent and Resistance, Noam Chomsky and Marv Waterstone, 2021Ĭhomsky is the legendary linguist-philosopher. ![]()
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