Yes. I think the best way to think about what has happened is that for a few weeks in March 2020 we turned off the wealth extraction machines of the petit bourgeoisie. The idea that society could have that level of democratic oversight over their businesses that had seemingly never occurred to them, and it enraged and horrified them.
There was a lot of latent political power in this class that went unactivated because ultimately society already was geared 100% to their whims and desires. When it became obvious not only that treating covid responsibly threatened their universal power even slightly, it animated an entire class and turned them into a bunch of activists.
So I don't think there's like an astroturfed movement from the true bourgeoisie, instead there's the collective disposable wealth of the petty bourgeoisie.
Yes. I think the best way to think about what has happened is that for a few weeks in March 2020 we turned off the wealth extraction machines of the petit bourgeoisie. The idea that society could have that level of democratic oversight over their businesses that had seemingly never occurred to them, and it enraged and horrified them.
There was a lot of latent political power in this class that went unactivated because ultimately society already was geared 100% to their whims and desires. When it became obvious not only that treating covid responsibly threatened their universal power even slightly, it animated an entire class and turned them into a bunch of activists.
So I don't think there's like an astroturfed movement from the true bourgeoisie, instead there's the collective disposable wealth of the petty bourgeoisie.
That makes sense. Good analysis.