Cultural Marxism conspiracy theory

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Cultural Marxism is a far-right and antisemitic conspiracy theory that misrepresents Western Marxism (especially the Frankfurt School) as being responsible for modern progressive movements, identity politics, and political correctness. The conspiracy theory posits that there is an ongoing and intentional academic and intellectual effort to subvert Western society via a planned culture war which undermines supposed Christian values of traditionalist conservatism and seeks to replace them with culturally progressive values. The contemporary version of the conspiracy theory originated in the United States during the 1990s and takes inspiration from the Nazi propaganda term "Cultural Bolshevism". Originally found only on the far-right political fringe, the term began to enter mainstream discourse in the 2010s and is now found globally. The conspiracy theory of a Marxist culture war is promoted by right-wing politicians, fundamentalist religious leaders, political commentators in mainstream...

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