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A Westerner is someone that lives in a previous colonial metropole, usually Western Europe, or one of their settler nation states.
In other words, someone who does not live in the global south ie. those peoples victimized by colonial imperialism.
Why refer to them as the bourgeoisie proletariat? It's the first time I'm coming across the phrase but it makes sense. This 20% segment of humanity holds 80% of global wealth, to the great suffering of others. This 20% segment has historically contributed over 50% of cumulative carbon emissions, disproportionately contributing to climate change through relative excess, while looking down at those that have less than them.
While not talking about any one person in particularly, surely anyone can see that describing this segment of humanity collectively as the bourgeoisie proletariat couldn't be more fitting.