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I'm going to go insane from having to explain people how their political beliefs work (hexbear.net)

submitted 10 months ago by 7bicycles@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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I don't even agree with your shit how am I better at it than you. How are you gonna jerk off over the rules based societal order and then claim you can ignore whatever highest court you have because you personally disagree. mfer you just reinvented feudalism again

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[-] Vncredleader@hexbear.net 6 points 10 months ago

True, true. But I think the person's point was more that it wasn't something peasants had a part in. In the process of Absolutism they didn't have skin in the game, it didn't change their daily lives. The end result was cataclysmic for them as a class, but they didn't think of themselves that way. They were, as Marx said, a sack of potatoes.

[-] usernamesaredifficul@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago

yeah the political machinations of the Tudors didn't directly involve the peasantry in the decision making process which was typical for feudal politics

[-] Vncredleader@hexbear.net 4 points 10 months ago

Peasants never get consulted. Its more that they didn't have much pressure one way or another. Compared to say the English Civil War in which they did influence the politics and their interests shaped events early on.