flourish in the future, they need to undertake three things.rnFirst, they need to enlarge their numbers and avoid remainingrnin the poHtical and cultural ghetto that so-called “movementrnconservatism” represents. This means that they cannotrnlook to large conservative foundations or even to very manyrnother conservatives for help, since the effect—if not the purposern—of those organizations is to make local groups dependentrnon their assistance and thereby confine them within the ghetto.rnGrassroots groups need to find ways they can expand beyondrnthose already sympathetic to them and enlist the energiesrnof other Americans who have not previously been involved orrninterested in cultural war, and to do this they need to look forrnnew issues beyond their present range of concerns and interests.rnBy doing so not only will they gain strength through new adherentsrnbut they will also be able to retain their flnancial andrnorganizational independence and the integrit) of their agendas.rnSecond, these groups need, to use a phrase of the left, to raisernconsciousness—not only to expand their numbers but also torneducate other Americans in how the Middle American core isrnexploited b}’ the dominant authorities, how traditional Americanrnculture is being subverted and destroyed, and what this destructionrnmeans to the country and its citizens. Long-standingrnissues of the populist right like abortion or relatively new onesrnlike homosexuality, school curricula, and gun control cannot bernseen or fought in isolation from issues that have not previouslyrnbeen issues at all, such as trade, immigration, and an AmericarnFirst foreign policv, and activists should use all these issuesrnto inform previously inactive citizens and groups of how theyrnare all the victims of an alien domination and of what they canrndo to resist it.rnThird, local efforts will exentually need to develop a nationalrnpolitical consciousness and a national reach. While Gramscirnwas undoubtedly right that political power without culturalrnhegemony is poinflcss, it is these very grassroots groups that forrnthe first time in living memory offer a firm cultural and popularlyrnbased foundation for enduring and effective politicalrnpower on the right. Only if they can eventually be coordinatedrninto a national movement that still retains its independence,rnits integrity, and its local and activist character canrnthey become the effective base for a national political campaignrnor a presidential administration, and only if a national campaignrnor an administration possesses such a national culturalrnbase can it or its supporters expect to accomplish what is necessaryrn—to break the federal leviathan apart at its joints and dismanflernits apparatus of cultural domination, its revolting andrnrepressive culture, and its phony and disgusting cultural eliternand to create a new national and cultural consciousness of whatrnit means to be an American. The strategv b}’ which this new-rnAmerican revolution can take place may well come from whatrnwas cooked up in the brain of a dying communist theoreticianrnin a Fascist jail cell 60 years ago, but we can make use of it notrnto build the lies of socialism and the enslavement of communismrnbut to conserve the freedom and dignity that Americanrncivilization has always represented and can represent again, ifrnonly we have the strength and the will and the common purposernto take back our countrv and our culture. trnTHE WISDOM OF THE PLANNED GIFTrnThere are many ways to give to educational and charitable organizations such as The Rockford Institute, pubhsher of Chronicles: ArnMagazine of American Culture. Most people make direct gifts, which result in a “charitable deduction” from their taxable incomernin a given year. But there are other ways to give that can preserve income or assets for a donor and his beneficiaries, avoid capitalrngains and estate taxes, and benefit the Institute or other charities. These are often referred to as “planned gifts.”rnThe Rockford Institute’s Pooled Income Fund provides income to a donor or his beneficiary and can be initiated at the $5,000rnlevel or above. The amount in the fund can be increased each year, and the amount of income depends on the performance of thernpooled fund. This fund has both high income and growth-oriented investments, and the return is generally much higher than stockrndividends. The amount of charitable tax deduction for the gift depends on the fair market value of the assets contributed (there isrnno capital gains tax on stock contributions) and is related to the age of the donor or beneficiaries. There is no capital gains tax forrnthe donor on the increased value of the fund over time. Upon the death of the donor or beneficiary, the assets would bypass estaterntaxes and go to the Institute.rnMichael Warder, Legacy Program, The Rockford Institute, 934 North Main Street, Rockford, IL 61103rnI I Please send me general information on “Planned Giving” options.rn1 I Please send me information on the Institute’s Pooled Income Fund.rnNAME_rnC1TY__rnADDRESS_rnSTATE_ ZIP PHONE_rnIf you have a specific asset, such as stocks, that you are considering for a contribution, and if you would like the Institute to evaluate the financial tax implications forrnyour gift, please include the following information;rnSS#_ SS #(SP0USE)__rnCOST OF ASSET_ ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE_rnDECEMBER 1993/15rnrnrn