| − | '''Cultural Marxism''' is a branch of [[Marxist]] ideology which dates from the early part of the twentieth century. It originated as a response by [[Europe]]an Marxist intellectuals who were disappointed by the early political failures of conventional economic Marxist ideology. | + | '''Cultural Marxism''' is a branch of [[Marxist]] ideology which dates from the early part of the twentieth century. It originated as a response of [[Europe]]an Marxist intellectuals disillusioned by the early political failures of conventional economic Marxist ideology. The central idea of Cultural Marxism was to soften up and prepare Western Civilization for economic Marxism after a gradual, relentless, sustained attack on every institution of Western culture, including schools, literature, art, film, the Judeo-Christian religious tradition, the family, sexual mores, etc. The attacks were usually framed in Marxist terms as a class struggle between oppressors and oppressed; the members of the latter class allegedly included women, minorities, homosexuals, and adherents of non-Western religions such as Islam. |