Cultural Marxism never existed. So-called cultural Marxism was actually anti-Marxist. We associate the term with cultural criticism starting in the 60’s and put forward in student movements. Their enemy was not capitalism, but repression, fascism, and totalitarianism. Capitalism was addressed only as it involved totalitarian elements. In this sense, Soviet communism was another example of authoritarian rule. The real inspiration for these movements were Heidegger and Nietzsche, two conservatives. It isn’t easy to explain why the “left” and “postmodernism” were closer to right-winged thinkers. In any case both were openly hostile to Marxism and to emancipatory movements.
Arturo Romero Contreras Profesor Investigador en Filosofía BUAP/ Professor Researcher in Philosophy BUAP, Mexico