Lenin once postulated in a remote possible future that under moribund capitalism when faced with its impending collapse at the hands of the proletariat that it could be that petite bourgeoisie would abdicate their duty to defend the hegemony and simply acquiesce to the major tenets of socialism.

Even this however didnt excuse kautskys denial of the dictatorship of the proletariat to crush the remaining capitalist presence and rebuild the state.

I sometimes wonder with further unemployment ai and automation if the trifecta alone could quietly usher in such a bourgeoisie defeat at their own hands (the contradictions of capitalism as identified by Stalin come to mind.)