Proletariat

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(idea) by steven young (8.7 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Fri Jan 21 2000 at 19:14:32

The working class. "Proletariat" is a term generally used when discussing Marx's theory of history. Marx believed history could be explained in terms of class struggle. During his time, the bourgeoisie (also known as capitalists) had overthrown the old aristocracy, replacing Feudalism with Capitalism. Next, Marx predicted the working class would overthrow the Capitalists.

(idea) by Thomas Miconi (4.8 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Mon Dec 04 2000 at 14:05:06

The proletariat is not the lowest social class. This role is befallen to the Lumpenproletariat.

Proletariat corresponds to the "working poor" class, and is seen as the only true revolutionary class. The lumpenproletariat is not even a real social class : it is composed of people who live on the fringe of society, the ones for whom surviving is a daily challenge. They are highly despised by Marx, who saw no revolutionary potential in them.

(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:16:09

Prol`e*ta"ri*at (?), n. [F.]

The indigent class in the State; the body of proletarians.

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Lumpenproletariat	Bourgeoisie	Asians, the oppressive minority	Communist Party, USA
bourgeois	prole	morons in the deli	The Communist Manifesto
Someone please kill me	Thanks Louis, now I can wear jeans!	Potemkémon	Bread is the staff of the proletariat. Toast is a decadent capitalist luxury.
She was thinking of a boy in California who had a couch and a job	The Condition of the Working Class in England	Morlocks	feudalism
One True MP3 Filename Format	Aristocracy	Dictatorship of the proletariat	Toni Negri
See your local retailer for details and erections	Karl Marx	lumpen	August approaches: Vietnamese Communism during the Second World War

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