The revolutionary bourgeoisie
In Marx's words, "The bourgeoisie, historically, has played a most revolutionary part." Explain why and in what ways.
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In Marx's words, "The bourgeoisie, historically, has played a most revolutionary part." Explain why and in what ways.
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The bourgeoisie society strikes me like that of the Borg of Star Trek. You had to assimilate to its way of life and production style to survive. Resistence was futile. Barbarian nations were pulled into civilization by the bourgeoisie. In time, the middle class itself (apprentices, guild masters, journey men, lawyers, doctors) became simply labor for the bourgeoisie and old production styles of their respective nations was eliminated.
Dorian
Posted by: dorian stanasel | January 28, 2007 09:07 PM
So, I've never seen Star Trek, but I would definitely agree that conformity was necessary after the bourgeoisie mentality was thrown into the works. The centralization of production created specialization while depleting individuality. The bourgeoisie has forever changed the way that the global economy functions. The anonymous means of production that the bourgeoisie mentality incorporates in the labor industry leaves laborers without any sense of accomplishment.
Allison
Posted by: Allison | January 29, 2007 11:24 PM