petty bourgeoisie, n.All

The Petty bourgeoisie (n.) can ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠see capitalism's contradictions, but only from a cramped standpoint that idealizes small-scale commodity production, as Sismondi did.

The Petty bourgeoisie (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠among the first targets of the young proletariat, which at that stage fights not its own enemies but the enemies of its enemies, and wins every victory for the bourgeoisie.