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.
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.
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.
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.