But see, now she doesn’t have time to organize or even attend a Revolutionary action of any kind!
The first rule of a successful abuse of power is to make people too busy trying to survive to worry about what your policies are
The Jan 6ers made the time. Not sure how many jobs they have.
A lot were retired, some police and other minor tyrants, and some were just full time white nationalist organizers.
Trump die-hards are largely petty bourgeois, ie small business owners. They can make their own time.
Petit* bourgeois, it’s French so you spelled it like it sounds.
It’s both, actually. I use Petty Bourgeoisie when speaking with non-Marxists sometimes, though it makes little difference.
The language that famously has three+ silent letters per word?
Had not heard this term before, so I learned something new today. Thank you. And yes, this explains a lot.
No problem!
The “fun” thing with the petty bourgeois as they relate to Trump is how classes relate to fascism. Fascism materially arises from a frustrated petty bourgeoisie aligning with the Bourgeoisie against the Proletariat along nationalis and xenophobic lines.
Read Marx, everyone.
Why would I want to read some crusty old dude that is outdated?
Political theory has moved on since Marx yet people still cling to him like a religion (like a cult).
