AlpineSteakHouse [any]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 10 months agoAre The Amish Bourgeoisie?NSFWupload.wikimedia.orgimagemessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up131arrow-down1imageAre The Amish Bourgeoisie?NSFWupload.wikimedia.orgAlpineSteakHouse [any]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCliffordBigRedDog [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-210 months ago Petty bourgeois i thought the definition of petty bourgeois are land/capital owners who do have to labour somewhat like shopkeepers or independent farmers in this case
minus-squarespectre [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoThe cool thing is that it’s not very well defined! I feel like these are interesting distinctions that each need a term: large business owners/shareholders/executives with close political connections/influence small/medium business owners/investors with extravagant wealth, some state or regional political connections. small business owners working small business owners with a handful of employees working small business owners with no employees professionals independent professionals independent professionals with employees managers I’ve heard “petit-bourgeois” used to refer to more than one of these (some of them I just threw in there myself)
minus-squareWheaties [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months ago large business owners/shareholders/executives with close political connections/influence small/medium business owners/investors with extravagant wealth, some state or regional political connections. small business owners <<petit-bourgeois working small business owners with a handful of employees <<semi-permeable membrane working small business owners with no employees <<owner-operators and artisans professionals independent professionals independent professionals with employees <<weird managers
minus-squarespectre [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoI could live with that
i thought the definition of petty bourgeois are land/capital owners who do have to labour somewhat like shopkeepers or independent farmers in this case
The cool thing is that it’s not very well defined! I feel like these are interesting distinctions that each need a term:
I’ve heard “petit-bourgeois” used to refer to more than one of these (some of them I just threw in there myself)
I could live with that