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Joe Burke's avatar

Just a quick question about this article, does the term “Zeit der Monster” originate with Gramsci?

Anton Shekhovtsov's avatar

Absolutely. And the directors of the project make this clear:

"Wenn das Alte stirbt und das Neue nicht zur Welt kommen kann, beginnt die Zeit der Monster", schrieb der italienische Philosoph Antonio Gramsci 1930. Ein Jahrhundert später scheint der berühmte düstere Befund erneut aktuell. Polarisierung und gesellschaftliche Spannungen nehmen zu, demokratische Institutionen geraten unter Druck, geopolitische Konflikte eskalieren. Zeit zusammenzukommen, zu beratschlagen und zu diskutieren. https://www.hgm.at/besuch/heeresgeschichtliches-museum/zeit-der-monster

The exact translation from Italian, however, is not "monsters" but "morbid symptoms/phenomena" ("fenomeni morbosi"), but I trust it does not change the message.

Joe Burke's avatar

Oh, fascinating, I did not know the original Italian. That is interesting. Thank you!

Anton Shekhovtsov's avatar

You’re welcome.

Fredd88's avatar

...elon musk is not "far right".

I mean if I have to be labeled the "far" right,

to differentiate me from the failure fake-right,

at LEAST let the defining characteristic be "anti-semitism".

Which canadien/south african diamond miner Muskovitz, is no role model for.

Neither is AfD. Thats NOT far right.

Its the same jew fake-right, for the last 80 years.

Dr. Harding's avatar

Musk might be might or might not be far right, but he is certainly using the European far right.