Doug Henwood wrote:
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> On Feb 13, 2008, at 3:35 PM, Charles Brown wrote:
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> > One thought I have is that he probably isn't using "bourgeois" in the
> > strict Marxist sense. There were very few if any Black members of the
> > ruling class in the 1950's . Might be better termed _The Black Petit
> > Bourgeoisie_.
>
> Oh yeah. I've read the first 50 pages, and it's clear that that's who
> he had in mind. He's rather scathing about the delusions of the black
> elite of the immediate post-WW II decade; apparently they thought
> they had some actual wealth and power, and some got very annoyed with
> him for arguing otherwise.
This reminds me. Recent 'scandal' among the rich and famous _and how that scandal_ has worked out for the people involved exhibits I think the line between the capitalist class proper and very wealthy working class. Contrst the recent fates of Paris Hilton and Spears.
Carrol