American Marxism by Mark R. Levin

CHAPTER ONE
IT’S HERE
The counterrevolution to the American Revolution is in full force. And it can
no longer be dismissed or ignored, for it is devouring our society and culture,
swirling around our everyday lives, and ubiquitous in our politics, schools,
media, and entertainment. Once a mostly unrelatable, fringe, and subterranean
movement, it is here—it is everywhere. You, your children, and your
grandchildren are now immersed in it, and it threatens to destroy the greatest
nation ever established, along with your freedom, family, and security. Of course,
the primary difference between the counterrevolution and the American
Revolution is that the former seeks to destroy American society and impose
autocratic rule, and the latter sought to protect American society and institute
representative government.
The counterrevolution or movement of which I speak is Marxism. I have
written about Marxism at length in two earlier books—Ameritopia and
Rediscovering Americanism and the Tyranny of Progressivism—and discuss it
regularly on my radio and television shows. There are also untold numbers of
books written about Marxism. It is not my purpose to contribute yet another
long treatise to the many that exist, nor is it possible given the focus and
limitations of this book. But the application and adaption of core Marxist
teachings to American society and culture—what I call American Marxism—
must be addressed and confronted, lest we are smothered by its modern
manifestations. And make no mistake, the situation today is dire.
In America, many Marxists cloak themselves in phrases like “progressives,”
“Democratic Socialists,” “social activists,” “community activists,” etc., as most
Americans remain openly hostile to the name Marxism. They operate under
myriad newly minted organizational or identifying nomenclatures, such as
“Black Lives Matter” (BLM), “Antifa,” “The Squad,” etc. And they claim to
promote “economic justice,” “environmental justice,” “racial equity,” “gender
equity,” etc. They have invented new theories, like Critical Race Theory, and
phrases and terminologies, linked to or fit into a Marxist construct. Moreover,
they claim “the dominant culture” and capitalist system are unjust and
inequitable, racist and sexist, colonialist and imperialist, materialistic and
destructive of the environment. Of course, the purpose is to tear down and tear
apart the nation for a thousand reasons and in a thousand ways, thereby
dispiriting and demoralizing the public; undermining the citizenry’s confidence
in the nation’s institutions, traditions, and customs; creating one calamity after
another; weakening the nation from within; and ultimately, destroying what we
know as American republicanism and capitalism.
However, there should be no mistake that various leaders of this
counterrevolution are increasingly outspoken and brazen about who they are,
including bands of openly Marxist professors and activists, and they are
supported by a core group of zombie-like “woke” followers. Whatever their
labels and self-descriptions, the essential characteristics of their beliefs,
statements, and policies exhibit core Marxist dogma. Moreover, they occupy our
colleges and universities, newsrooms and social media, boardrooms, and
entertainment, and their ideas are prominent within the Democratic Party, the
Oval Office, and the halls of Congress. Their influence is seen and felt among the
mostly witting as well as the unsuspecting, and in news reporting, movies,
television shows and commercials, publishing, and sports, as well as teacher
training and classroom curriculum throughout America’s public school system.
They use the tactics of propaganda and indoctrination, and demand conformity
and compliance, silencing contrary voices through repressive tactics, such as “the
cancel culture,” which destroys reputations and careers, censoring and banning
mostly patriotic and contrary viewpoints on social media, even including former
president Donald Trump, and attacking academic freedom and intellectual
interchange in higher education. Indeed, they take aim at all aspects of the
culture—historical monuments (including memorials to Abraham Lincoln,

American Marxism by Mark R. Levin