Ideological hegemony substitutes for physical coercion in stable hierarchies

Evidence

Everything else being equal, we postulate that the greater the degree to which dominants can induce subordinates to endorse self-demeaning ideologies such as anti- Black racism, the less physi-cal force or threat of force (i.e., terror) will be necessary in order to keep the hierarchical group relationships in place. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3223

Categorization

• XREF: Reciprocal to Horkheimer’s point that surplus repression and ideology sustain domination; also bears directly on the strategic-essentialism question of whether subordinates can use identity claims without entrenching the system. — connects to: Self-endorsed ideologies substitute for physical coercion in hierarchy; Modern states replace the mechanical bloc with active hegemony by dominant groups — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1867; Formal democratic liberties rest on an unseen foundation of physical coercion — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 346 (+7 more)
• SEED: Angle: the arithmetic of domination — how much ideological co-optation price can be traded off against how much police violence is measurable.

Broader Connections

• Self-endorsed ideologies substitute for physical coercion in hierarchy #corroborates (0.95)
• Ideological hegemony operates when subordinates internalize the dominant group’s justifications of inequality #corroborates (0.90)
• Hegemony succeeds when subordinate groups accept the dominant vision as their own #corroborates (0.90) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3380
• Formal democratic liberties rest on an unseen foundation of physical coercion #corroborates (0.80) — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 346
• Modern states replace the mechanical bloc with active hegemony by dominant groups #qualifies (0.75) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1867
• Private associations form the hegemonic apparatus underlying the coercive State #expands (0.75) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 984
• Hegemony is not the same thing as ideological domination #contradicts (0.75) — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 755
• Dominant ideology recruits the dominated by neutralizing rival ideologies’ antagonism #expands (0.75)
• Hegemony is reproduced through unstable, shifting equilibria rather than static dominance #qualifies (0.75)