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What are the lumpenproletariat? (lemmygrad.ml)
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Seriously, I am unable to really find much about them outside of short lines from Marx and Mao about their potential destructiveness among other things, but I still do not really know what that "class" is. It seems to refer to the poorest members of society that includes unemployed, criminals, homeless, etc.. And are they really so incapable of being utilized in revolutionary activities as they are portrayed?

Edit: By "destructiveness", I refer to how Marx and Mao portrayed them as people that are not considered reliable allies in any proletarian revolution (though even this understanding might be wrong because I think the explanations about them are vague).

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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean, it's not like I knew and planned on finding out. All I can say is, the woo phrase, "rejection is [G-d's] protection," is the honest truth!

Edit: in a way I'm in a better situation. I know what terms actually mean, as opposed to what I thought I knew them to mean.

Learn the terms. The life you save may be your own. And don't say it can't happen to you. All it takes is say, a husband leaving you, while unbeknownst to you, two months behind on rent, so you rent the first place that happens to be available.

[–] LeninZedong@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Of course, I will keep what you said in mind. Hope you stay safe!

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 0 points 1 month ago

I'm as safe as it gets. And I'm not trafficked, nor have I been as I'm my own adult (I'm not ready to talk about childhood yet, and don't touch it, ~~in~~ I'm currently on a seven day work week; I've discussed it with my therapist ~~even~~ when I had one). I refused to go into agreement and "keep to the code." Some say it's more dangerous that way. I don't think so.