MLs posit that the socialized mode of production under capitalism puts workers in a position where they can grab political power by organizing. The lumpen who exist outside of traditional employment as well as the law are a potential source of counterrevolution. For the imperialists, they are a natural ally/power base, a route to enter a territory. Just look at the zionists using gangs in Gaza to loot aid trucks. Or the americans allying with opium growers in Afghanistan. Or the british getting the Chinese addicted to opium. The first thing the FLN did was go after pimps and drug dealers.
MLs posit that the socialized mode of production under capitalism puts workers in a position where they can grab political power by organizing. The lumpen who exist outside of traditional employment as well as the law are a potential source of counterrevolution. For the imperialists, they are a natural ally/power base, a route to enter a territory. Just look at the zionists using gangs in Gaza to loot aid trucks. Or the americans allying with opium growers in Afghanistan. Or the british getting the Chinese addicted to opium. The first thing the FLN did was go after pimps and drug dealers.