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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

De Leonist

(225 posts) Mon Nov 4, 2013, 04:30 PM Nov 2013

The Proletariat

Proletariat

n.noun
1.The class of industrial wage earners who, possessing neither capital nor production means, must earn their living by selling their labor.

This is you, me, us. The overwhelming majority of the population of this country, of this world. It is only in that Solidarity our salvation as human beings lie Long Live the Union for it is our strength.

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The Proletariat (Original Post) De Leonist Nov 2013 OP

Which includes, in anarchist theory, peasants, lumpen proletariat, and petit-bourgeoisie. Fantastic Anarchist Nov 2013 #1

I'm Syndicalist De Leonist Nov 2013 #2

I wasn't trying to create conflict. Fantastic Anarchist Nov 2013 #3

Fantastic Anarchist

(7,309 posts)

1. Which includes, in anarchist theory, peasants, lumpen proletariat, and petit-bourgeoisie.

Reply to De Leonist (Original post)

Mon Nov 4, 2013, 04:39 PM

Nov 2013

People who Marx and some Marxists tend to exclude.

Otherwise, welcome to DU, comrade!

De Leonist

(225 posts)

2. I'm Syndicalist

Reply to Fantastic Anarchist (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 4, 2013, 05:06 PM

Nov 2013

While I am a Marxist I don't exclude anyone from that. Unless you own the means of production and employ large swathes of people you are a Proletarian in my book.

Fantastic Anarchist

(7,309 posts)

3. I wasn't trying to create conflict.

Reply to De Leonist (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 4, 2013, 10:21 PM

Nov 2013

Just noting the differences in anarchist and Marxist theories in who are the revolutionary agents.

That said, despite our differences, socialists in the Marxist school are still my comrades.

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