lumpenproletariat

• Substantiv, das die unorganisierten und untersten Schichten der Arbeiterklasse bezeichnet, die nach marxistischer Theorie kein Klassenbewusstsein besitzen und keine revolutionären politischen Aktionen anstreben.

A noun referring to the unorganized and lower strata of the working class, who, according to Marxist theory, lack class consciousness and are not inclined toward revolutionary political action.

unzählbar

1. Unorganized lower classC2formal

   The unorganized and politically inactive lower levels of the proletariat, often seen as lacking class consciousness and revolutionary potential.

   Lumpenproletariat

   • The lumpenproletariat were considered by Marx as unlikely to contribute to revolutionary change.
   • Some theorists argue that the lumpenproletariat includes the chronically unemployed and homeless.
   • The political party failed to gain support from the lumpenproletariat.

   Synonymerabbleriffraffunderclass