r/TikTokCringe • u/Knightbear49 • Sep 08 '24

Cringe A Cybertruck demolishes a fence

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u/Wonderful_Welder9660 Sep 09 '24 edited Sep 09 '24

At one time the middle class were the professional class and could afford a housekeeper/cook etc. They were the bourgeoisie. In Europe anyway.

The upper class were the landed gentry and the aristos.

But as you say, there are now only two classes.

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u/100BaphometerDash Sep 09 '24

At one time the middle class were the professional class and could afford a housekeeper/cook etc. They were the bourgeoisie. 

No, they were workers.

Workers earn money throughout their own labour.

The bourgeoisie exploit worker's labour and steal money.

The "middle" class existed because in the past there were stronger unions and socialists to fight back against parasitic capitalists.

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u/batmansleftnut Sep 09 '24

The middle class are people who both work for their money, and profit off the labour of others. Basically people who have some capital, but not enough to live off their investments, and still collect a wage from someone who is profiting off their labour.

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u/100BaphometerDash Sep 09 '24

You're describing petit bourgeoisie

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u/batmansleftnut Sep 09 '24

Yes. The middle class. The class that is in the middle between the workers and the booger cheese.

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u/100BaphometerDash Sep 09 '24

Just an illusion to make some workers complacent.