And -- not to fan the flames -- but there is an inherent "Fuck you all, I'm smarter than you.." in a comment like; go read "X" or what I say won't make sense. In essence you're telling us that we're too ignorant to even understand the magnitude of your Speech without having read novels of backstory. If your point is THAT embedded, its likely not a good point to make. Rather, you could explain what hegemony IS to those who don't know, and then make your point.
Its safer to assume someone is intelligent than it is to assume they are not -- no one will be insulted that you thought they were smarter than they are).
For those of you wondering:
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Hegemony is the dominance of one group over other groups, with or without the threat of force, to the extent that, for instance, the dominant party can dictate the terms of trade to its advantage; more broadly, cultural perspectives become skewed to favor the dominant group.
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The argument being that in this instance we (The White Male Group) are the dominant group and dictate the terms of life to our benefit. It *could* apply, if it wasn't just a choice by two independent writers to describe seperate events in the most descriptive words they could use. Read what THEY said about the quotes above before assuming its hegemonic.