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==Marxist theory==

==Marxist theory==

Prisoners fell basically into two groups: political prisoners and thieves. While political prisoners or dissenters were considered enemies of the revolution and enemies of the people, under Marxist [[class warfare]] theory, thieves were considered victims of [[bourgeois]] society and the propertied class.

Prisoners fell basically 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.

Thieves are considered "class allies" of socialism, and not enemies of the state or people. Hence a single thief was often deliberately placed within a group of political prisoners to sow mistrust and chaos, and as a precaution against organized resistance.

While the bourgeois are "class enemies" of the working class, and dissenters "enemies of the people, theieves 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 and chaos, and as a precaution against organized resistance.

==The Gulag vs the plantation contrasted==

==The Gulag vs the plantation contrasted==