The Long March Through the Institutions



In 1988 I was working as a proof reader for a typesetting company, and we were commissioned to produce political material for the (conservative) New Zealand National Party. I happened to walk past the work benches and James (not his real name), who was fervently left wing, was laughing about the finished print-out for the National Party. He had changed one digit in the contact phone number as a form of political protest, calculating that it wouldn't be noticed but would prevent people getting in touch. It was my first intimation of the long march.

Sometimes you need a name for something in order to see it clearly, in order to pull together a whole range of disparate events and perceive the pattern in retrospect. I no longer read novels, respect teachers, take any notice of the the mainstream media, or feel able to discuss virtually anything at all with friends, family and workmates. This is all because the left has been stunningly successful in gradually taking over the institutions of Western countries and ensuring everyone is indoctrinated into right-speak and right-think: the long march. It has been happening for many decades, and has really only had its cover blown with the fallout from Black Lives Matter, which is why culturally everything seems to be coming to a head. 

This interview on the New Culture Forum is a fascinating  glimpse into the genesis and development of the phenomenon as it relates to the UK, but it applies almost anywhere, as I soon realised with sinking heart.

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