• Bedandsofa [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    These are also the people who DOMINATE current politics.

    The people who dominate politics and society are the literal ruling class, the high capitalist class. The petite bourgeoisie does not, and it’s actually getting squeezed out by that concentration of capital that I talked about and you ignored.

    To get rid of capitalism you have to overthrow that high capitalist class. Then you have to keep the small capitalists/petite bourgeois from growing into large ones.

    Are many of them morally repugnant? Sure. Are they the motor force of capitalism? No.

    • Churnthrow123 [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      In a Democracy, these petit bougie people are the ones who supply the consent. They are the ones who vote for people like Pete and Liz Warren and Trump and all the others. Their concerns dictate the state of political discourse. The high capitalists don't even really have to do much besides provide the cash. It's the "9.9%" who really fuck things up.

      Also, the lines are blurred between the high Capitalists and the low ones. They do rub shoulders and "network". They trade places.