Post #1765436

2026-04-28 00:59 UTC

You deferred to authority with your reference to a blog that defines classes of people as “westerners” and “proletariat bourgeoisie”. Those definitions are then used throughout the article as though they are commonly known entities, and even further entities that should be considered a lesser class. Regardless of the article you linked, the quotes that you selected use the terminology I am questioning. So I am asking to define what those classes are, and which people are bound to that definition? I own my house, but not my means of production; does that make me a “proletariat bourgeoisie” or just a modern peasant? What if someone owns a small business but rents an apartment?

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@Objection@lemmy.ml 2026-04-28 01:22

You deferred to authority with your reference to a blog Jesus Christ, any time I cite any sort of theory about anything people immediately jump down my throat with this “appeal to authority” bullshit. I referenced the blog not because it has any sort of “authority” but because it explains the concept quite well. I’m sorry that I’m capable of respecting insight regardless of whether it’s written in the most proper, ideologically correct phrasing. So I am asking to define what those classes are, and which people are bound to that definition? No. Message the author if you want a definition. I already told you I wouldn’t use the term personally. The overall point is quite clear regardless of that terminology.

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