Ideologically backward classes can still hold advanced practical functions

Evidence

In the spring of 1957 Wilaya 4 had achieved a character all of its own by replacing the hitherto rigidly hierarchical structure by a system of “democratic equality” and political commissars, for which Si M’hamed’s influence was largely responsible. Bearing a close resemblance to Marxist techniques, though none to Marxist political ideology, Si M’hamed’s system was largely designed to counter the effectiveness in political warfare of Lacoste’s S.A.S. teams that had become progressively entrenched in the Algérois villages. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 788 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: An economically displaced class can retain political and intellectual supremacy; Modes of determination allow ideological superstructures more than a residual role; Ideology is real practice dislocated from, not fantasy opposed to, reality (+5 more)

Related

• FLN Wilaya 4 borrowed Marxist political techniques without Marxist ideology (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• An economically displaced class can retain political and intellectual supremacy #exemplifies (0.85)
• Ruling classes build parallel private military forces positioned on class frontiers #exemplifies (0.85)
• FLN Wilaya 4 borrowed Marxist political techniques without Marxist ideology #exemplifies (0.85) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 788
• Modes of determination allow ideological superstructures more than a residual role #corroborates (0.80)
• Socially constructed religions can still be real #exemplifies (0.80) — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 808
• Ideology is real practice dislocated from, not fantasy opposed to, reality #corroborates (0.78)
• Class position determines whether Islamists adopt moderate or radical tactics #qualifies (0.75) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 346