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Thoughts on Third Worldism? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by Zronger@lemmygrad.ml to c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml

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I have often heard ultra-lefts describe Marxists who oppose settler-colonialism and uphold AES as being "Third Worldists".

Looking at what people like Jason Unruhe have to say about the topic, Third Worldism does not seem entirely baseless (e.g. the proletariat in the imperial core more often being labor aristocrats).

So, what are our thoughts on Third Worldism?

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[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I think bourgeoisification was something that happened when the empire was at its peak, and even then, the imperial core contained its own internal colonies where workers were superexploited for superprofits.

I also don't think it's necessarily useful to think of first world workers as bourgeoisified anymore. The superprofit are running out.

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I would believe it when i see it, when the working class of the imperial core decide it's enough and overthrow the goverment instead of joining the army to get their share of spoils abroad that is.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 days ago

Army recruitment is down, unionization is up. Support for the government has fallen and support for imperial adventures has also fallen. Wages have been stagnant when measured against inflation for decades. This all means something, don't you think?

Maybe it's premature to say the first world workers have been fully debourgeoisified, but I think the process has begun.