If said professionals primarily sell their labor for a living - especially if they don't earn extra for managing and directing the labor of other professionals - they're still at least within the periphery of the working class. Income is only a crude proxy for class, one that breaks down among those considered PMC, petty bourgie, or "middle class".
True, professionals mostly perform what should be considered 'mental labor.' However, due to them usually holding higher salaries and social indoctrination that mental laborers are superior to physical laborers, they usually side with the bourgeoisie in class conflicts. However, due to the fact that they are still proletarian in nature, they will still naturally grasp the essentially of Marxism but still resist accepting the logical conclusion as socialism holds a perceived threat to their position in society as socialism would elevate the position of physical labor to be more equitable with mental laborers.
If said professionals primarily sell their labor for a living - especially if they don't earn extra for managing and directing the labor of other professionals - they're still at least within the periphery of the working class. Income is only a crude proxy for class, one that breaks down among those considered PMC, petty bourgie, or "middle class".
True, professionals mostly perform what should be considered 'mental labor.' However, due to them usually holding higher salaries and social indoctrination that mental laborers are superior to physical laborers, they usually side with the bourgeoisie in class conflicts. However, due to the fact that they are still proletarian in nature, they will still naturally grasp the essentially of Marxism but still resist accepting the logical conclusion as socialism holds a perceived threat to their position in society as socialism would elevate the position of physical labor to be more equitable with mental laborers.
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