Glen - Good response to Dave's points, I'm not likely to add anything but noise by trying to add anything.
> [⛧] I'm trying to decide if I want to stop using "plebe" and start using > "prole" ... so many lovely words. I vote for prole(etarian) on the basis that it references the class-struggles of modern times better, even though along with plebe (plebeian) it has it's roots in Roman "Democracy". I also think that the derived "precariat" gives it power-by-association insomuch that the connotation of "plebians" is that the "patrician" class seems to have accepted some responsibility for the various class roles in a similar way to the "patron/peon" relation that typifies feudalism. A "prole" would seem to be more truly fodder for "the machine" and is in opposition to the "bourgeoisie" as much or more than the "nobility" or "aristocracy". Of course, we have both words because they are both useful, I just think most of your examples fit "prole" more tightly than "plebe". - Steve - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/
