• Cowbee [he/him]English
    14·
    6 months ago

    States controlled by bourgeois interests are a consequence of Capitalism and an extension of it, not some random freak occurance.

    • henfredemars@infosec.pubEnglish
      91·
      6 months ago

      Indeed. I like the idea of capitalism, but it rapidly becomes something else, something more sinister and harmful to all. It doesn’t just stay capitalism. It concentrates wealth and then the wealth makes the bottom fall out.

      • Cowbee [he/him]English
        4·
        6 months ago

        What is a “middle class?” Are you referring to the Petite Bourgeoisie, or well-paid Proletarians?

        • quindraco@lemm.eeEnglish
          12·
          6 months ago

          of or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.

          “a rich, bored, bourgeois family”

          • Cowbee [he/him]English
            21·
            6 months ago

            Bourgeois refers to Capitalists. Rich certainly doesn’t sound like a “middle” class, lol.