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In addition to the unemployed, most others fell into two groups: political prisoners and thieves. While dissenters were considered enemies of the revolution, under Marxist [[class warfare]] theory, thieves are considered victims of [[bourgeois]] society and the propertied class.

In addition to the unemployed, most others fell into two groups: political prisoners and thieves. While dissenters were considered enemies of the revolution, under Marxist [[class warfare]] theory, thieves are considered victims of [[bourgeois]] society and the propertied class.

While the bourgeois are "class enemies" of the working class, and dissenters "enemies of the people," thieves are considered "class allies" of socialism, the revolution, and the party. Hence a single thief was often deliberately placed within a group of political prisoners to sow mistrust, chaos, and division as a precaution against organized resistance.

While the bourgeois are "class enemies" of the working class, and dissenters are "enemies of the people," thieves are considered "class allies" of socialism, the revolution, and the party. Hence a single thief was often deliberately placed within a group of political prisoners to sow mistrust, chaos, and division as a precaution against organized resistance.

The concept of a thief in a society without [[private property]] may be hard to fathom; those branded as thieves simply were [[sociopath]]s lacking the [[collectivist]] mindset and discipline enough to join the party.

The concept of a thief in a society without [[private property]] may be hard to fathom; those branded as thieves simply were [[sociopath]]s lacking the [[collectivist]] mindset and discipline enough to join the party.