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[–] [email protected] 69 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The first rule of a successful abuse of power is to make people too busy trying to survive to worry about what your policies are

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The Jan 6ers made the time. Not sure how many jobs they have.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Trump die-hards are largely petty bourgeois, ie small business owners. They can make their own time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Cops make a surprisingly high amount of money.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Had not heard this term before, so I learned something new today. Thank you. And yes, this explains a lot.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

No problem!

The "fun" thing with the petty bourgeois as they relate to Trump is how classes relate to fascism. Fascism materially arises from a frustrated petty bourgeoisie aligning with the Bourgeoisie against the Proletariat along nationalis and xenophobic lines.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

petty bourgeois

Hours too late for an actual Bone Apple Tea. I'm such a let-down.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

It's both, actually. I use Petty Bourgeoisie when speaking with non-Marxists sometimes, though it makes little difference.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Petit* bourgeois, it's French so you spelled it like it sounds.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

It's both, actually. I use Petty Bourgeoisie when speaking with non-Marxists sometimes, though it makes little difference.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

The Jan 6ers made the time. Not sure how many jobs they have.

Then? Unemployment. Now? Unemployment.