They created the middle class to act as a buffer between the working class and a front line to defend their interests
(thelemmy.club)
Cross posted from https://lemmy.world/post/53620456
The Middle Class is not a new idea like you're presenting it as, it's been around since 1500 at the very least, but it's likely as old as feudalism.
Like you presenting it as a new idea is insulting to everyone who's fought against feudalism, royalism, and capitalism in the past.