As a simple historical matter, there really were two basic strategies among the communists—the strategy of violent overthrow advocated by Lenin, and the strategy of the “long march through the institutions” advocated by Gramsci. Lenin’s had more initial success, but Gramsci knew that it was to be a marathon, not a forty-yard dash. - Pastor Doug Wilson
https://dougwils.com/books-and....-culture/s7-engaging