what/who exactly is the bourgeoisie?
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Bourgeoisie in a pre-modern context was basically “The Middle Class”. Not rich noblemen, or priests, but not part of the working class either.
Think successful business owners. People with well paying jobs who weren’t part of the government or upperclass.
Marxists adopted the term to refer to “the hedonistic materialists who overthrew the aristocracy to rebuild it in a capitalist’s image”. Basically, rich materialistic people who wanted capitalism
In the modern day, it’s used to refer to “The Rich” in a broad sense. Kinda whitewashed from the original meaning tbh, but that happens in language all the time.
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