• masquenox@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 hours ago

    The unmitigated disaster part existed under feudalism also.

    Perhaps, but I have to wonder how many feudal peasants would willingly exchange their existence for the precariat one we exist under.

    Capitalism is slowly turning back into feudalism

    If that is true, then it must mean that capitalism never replaced feudalism, but was instead built on top of feudalism - which is not that difficult to believe if you live in a 3rd-world extraction zone (like I do).

    • loonsun@sh.itjust.works
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      3 hours ago

      Its also not hard to believe if you ́look at the continuation of power across much of Europe. Its not a 1:1 comparison but lots of families of feudal lords are still wealthy and powerful today if they didn’t completely fuck up. The power has spread out but has concentrated in other ways.