• NaturalsNotInIt [any]
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    3 years ago

    Technically you could say Trump is more like "aristocracy" than "bourgeoisie" since he's a property baron, but that distinction hasn't meant anything in 100 years.

    • newmou [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      No technically he would very much be bourgeoisie lol

      • NaturalsNotInIt [any]
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        3 years ago

        Well no because owning land and collecting rent is not strictly the same as owning "means of production", but that distinction has become less meaningful.

        • newmou [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          Once a dwelling is wielded in a profit generating manner, it becomes a means of production because it is a way of using capital to produce profit/more capital for the owner