11 April 2017
lumpenproletariat
[luhm-puh n-proh-li-tair-ee-uh t]
noun, ( sometimes initial capital letter) (esp. in Marxist theory)
1. the lowest level of the proletariat comprising unskilled workers, vagrants, and criminals and characterized by a lack of class identification and solidarity. (esp in Marxist theory) the amorphous urban social group below the proletariat, consisting of criminals, tramps, etc
Origin of lumpenproletariat
German
1920-1925; < German (Marx, 1850), equivalent to Lumpen rag or Lumpen-, combining form of Lump ragamuffin + Proletariat proletariat
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Example
Insane, but internally consistent and well pitched to a growing lumpenproletariat.
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Today’s quote
Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is, and you must bend to its power or live a lie.
– Miyamoto Musashi
On this day
13 April 1570 – birth of Guy Fawkes, English soldier and one of the masterminds behind the failed ‘Gunpowder Plot’ to blow up English Parliament in an effort to assassinate King James 1 and VI of Scotland. Died 31 January 1606.
13 April 1923 – birth of Don Adams, American actor, most famous for his character Maxwell Smart (Agent 86) in the TV show ‘Get Smart’. Died 25 September 2005.
13 April 1947 – birth of Mike Chapman, Australian songwriter and record producer. Hailing from Nambour, Queensland, Chapman became one of the most influential record producers in Britain when he teamed with Nicky Chinn, with hits for Sweet, Smokie, Suzi Quatro, Mud, Racey and others, including Bow Wow Wow, Pat Benatar, Huey Lewis, Toni Basil. He also produced albums for the Knack and Blondie.
13 April 1975 – The 15 year long Lebanese Civil War starts when Christian Phalangists attack a bus, massacring 26 members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.