Cultural Marxism, Critical Theory, and the Demise of Western Civilization
Following the chaos of the First World War, Communism took hold in the husk of Imperial Russia. At the same time, communist revolutions in Western Europe, including large revolutions in Hungary and Germany failed. Where Communism took hold, it required the massive use of force, secret police, and the implementation of totalitarian states. The 20 th century saw Communist regimes commit Democide on more 90 million people. Both during and following the First World War, socialist leaders expected that the long-awaited proletariat uprising would occur. However, revolutions in Hungary and Germany were short-lived, and the only successful revolution, in the Soviet Union, required the continued use of force. For many Socialists, Communists and Marxists, the need for violence to maintain the system was inconceivable. They had predicted that such measures would be unnecessary, as economic conditions would prepare the lower classes for revolution. As a result, a variety of Marxist thinkers developed what has today come to be known as “Cultural Marxism,” “Multi-Culturalism,” or “Political Correctness.”