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The '''Lumpenproletariat''' are those whom Marx and his contemporaries viewed as ''not useful'' to establishing worldwide socialism. Those deemed the lumpenproletariat were mostly incels, criminals, or those that serviced incels. More specifically the lumpenproletariat were | The '''Lumpenproletariat''' are those whom Marx and his contemporaries viewed as ''not useful'' to establishing worldwide socialism. Those deemed the lumpenproletariat were mostly incels, criminals, or those that serviced incels. More specifically the lumpenproletariat were<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumpenproletariat#CITEREFBussard1987</ref> | ||
{{Quote|vagabonds, discharged soldiers, discharged convicts, runaway galley slaves, swindlers, charlatans, lazzaroni, pickpockets, tricksters, gamblers, procurers, brothel keepers, porters, literati, organ grinders, rag-pickers, knife-grinders, tinkers, and beggars|Karl Marx}} | {{Quote|vagabonds, discharged soldiers, discharged convicts, runaway galley slaves, swindlers, charlatans, lazzaroni, pickpockets, tricksters, gamblers, procurers, brothel keepers, porters, literati, organ grinders, rag-pickers, knife-grinders, tinkers, and beggars|Karl Marx}} | ||
==Why many socialists hate | ==Why many socialists hate incels according to Marxist theory== | ||
The accusation is that extremely poor people are dependent on things like cash handouts from the bourgeious for sustenance, and therefore would be traitors to those who work for a living if given the chance. Which is largely true. But what Marx and company fail to take into account is that their open hostility toward the lumpenproletarian causes a lot of this. For example, today's socialist left typically have no interest in [[incel]] issues and use them as a butt of a joke. That isn't going to propel incels to do anything but hate socialists (for good reason). | The accusation is that extremely poor people are dependent on things like cash handouts from the bourgeious for sustenance, and therefore would be traitors to those who work for a living if given the chance. Which is largely true. But what Marx and company fail to take into account is that their open hostility toward the lumpenproletarian causes a lot of this. For example, today's socialist left typically have no interest in [[incel]] issues and use them as a butt of a joke. That isn't going to propel incels to do anything but hate socialists (for good reason). | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Pauper]] | *[[Pauper]] | ||