And that word means something different from “Middle Class,” which isn’t a Marxist concept at all. The “middle class” is just a part of the working class that can afford a certain measure of luxury, which can apply inside or outside of the imperial core. The “lower class” can also be within the imperial core.
I agree we shouldn’t be using these words, which is why I pointed out that middle class workers are ultimately workers.
Any class based monikers that don’t specify a specific relation to reified labor and the means of production are basically pointless.
Workers in the core have some benefits from the labor done by the periphery, but again that doesn’t really explain everything. If you sell your labor, you sell your labor. The divisions between the groups that sell their labor is entirely constructed.
Labor Aristocracy is also a term that I feel muddys the water since even Labor Aristocrats (as defined by Marx) benefit from more worker control (and often have their status from some form of worker power). The issue is that they’re more vulnerable to compromise and bargain agreements that maintain the existing structure.
And that word means something different from “Middle Class,” which isn’t a Marxist concept at all. The “middle class” is just a part of the working class that can afford a certain measure of luxury, which can apply inside or outside of the imperial core. The “lower class” can also be within the imperial core.
I agree we shouldn’t be using these words, which is why I pointed out that middle class workers are ultimately workers.
Any class based monikers that don’t specify a specific relation to reified labor and the means of production are basically pointless.
Workers in the core have some benefits from the labor done by the periphery, but again that doesn’t really explain everything. If you sell your labor, you sell your labor. The divisions between the groups that sell their labor is entirely constructed.
Labor Aristocracy is also a term that I feel muddys the water since even Labor Aristocrats (as defined by Marx) benefit from more worker control (and often have their status from some form of worker power). The issue is that they’re more vulnerable to compromise and bargain agreements that maintain the existing structure.