We are frequently told that Marxism is no longer applicable as a theory in modern society because the working class – apparently – no longer exists. Supposedly “we are all middle class now”, thanks to rising wealth, automation, and deindustrialisation. Jack Halinski-Fitzpatrick explains how this is not the case. If anything, the working class is numerically larger and stronger than ever before.
We are frequently told that Marxism is no longer applicable as a theory in modern society because the working class – apparently – no longer exists. Supposedly “we are all middle class now”, thanks to rising wealth, automation, and deindustrialisation.
Jack Halinski-Fitzpatrick explains how this is not the case. If anything, the working class is numerically larger and stronger than ever before, due to the development of capitalism in countries such as China, India, and Brazil, and because of the “proletarianisation” of the former middle classes in the advanced capitalist countries.
