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For other uses, see Proletariat
(disambiguation).
"Proletarian" redirects here. For the British
communist magazine, see Proletarian
(magazine).
The proletariat (/ˌproʊlɪˈtɛǝriǝt/ from
Latin proletarius 'producing offspring')
are the social class of wage-earners,
those members of a society whose only
possession of significant economic value
is their labour power (their capacity to
work).[1] A member of such a class is a
proletarian.
Marxist philosophy considers the
proletariat to be exploited under
capitalism, forced to accept meagre
wages in return for operating the means
of production, which belong to the class
of business owners, the bourgeoisie.
Marx argued that this oppression gives
the proletariat common economic and
political interests that transcend national
boundaries, impelling them to unite and
take over power from the capitalist class,
and eventually to create a communist
society free from class distinctions.
Roman Republic and
Empire
Modern use
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