- 12 Mar 2014 23:44
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I'm of the opinion that getting the support of much of the middle strata together with the proletariat is key for building a winning coalition capable of posing a serious challenge to the entrenched ruling class. This is especially true in first world countries where the middle strata is quite large and prominent while many proletarians identify themselves as "middle class"(though of course many lack class consciousness altogether). Vera Politica makes an excellent point in that "white collar", "blue collar", "pink collar", etc. are all part of the working class of course - they are just part of different divisions of labor.
I think there's a lot modern socialist movements can offer the professional class, intelligentsia, civil servants, etc. in terms of freeing them from the whims and subordination to monied interests. We can fully take advantage scientific and technological innovations unburdened. The socialist mode of production would improve distribution of goods and services as well in a more even way. There is a lot of benefits we can offer to middle strata here, we need to take advantage of it.
Even more to the point - socialism should ultimately push for the benefit of all humanity, pushing towards a more advanced economic mode. This includes not just the proletariat but others as well and in time as we elevate working class from their exploited state to an eventual classless society such distinctions become less relevant all together.
I think there's a lot modern socialist movements can offer the professional class, intelligentsia, civil servants, etc. in terms of freeing them from the whims and subordination to monied interests. We can fully take advantage scientific and technological innovations unburdened. The socialist mode of production would improve distribution of goods and services as well in a more even way. There is a lot of benefits we can offer to middle strata here, we need to take advantage of it.
Even more to the point - socialism should ultimately push for the benefit of all humanity, pushing towards a more advanced economic mode. This includes not just the proletariat but others as well and in time as we elevate working class from their exploited state to an eventual classless society such distinctions become less relevant all together.