-
The cycle goes like this. In the beginning there is self-defense. In order to improve their security humans enter into protection relationships with noblemen. Noblemen obtain a monopoly on this relationship and become kings. Kings abuse their monopoly until this monopoly is replaced with some form of...
-
[quote user="LogisticEarth"] I understand the arguments against various value theories, ie. Bohm-Barwerks critcism of exploitation theory, marginalism, etc. Thats not what I'm thinking about here. I can easily make the case against the LTV, "surplus labor", and the like.[/quote...
-
Feudalism does not necessarily mean serfdom. You have to recognize the situation was very different 800 years ago. At a time where might often meant right it is beneficial to put in place a strong leader that can defend your property. Hierarchical social structures were advantageous back then because...
-
The official explanation I have been given for this in history class is that peasants sought protection from wealthy lords, and traded their freedom in exchange for protection. I am curious if there are any alternative explanations for the rise of Feudalism during the Middle Ages, and if the official...
-
I would be interested in seeing a post, blog, website, etc that is devoted to defining political terms. I was at a Tea Party where I saw signs calling Obama a communist, a socialist, and a fascist. Which sign was correct? All three? What about Bush, what would we classify him as? I believe there are...
-
[quote user="krazy kaju"]If you're not an anarchist you're a statist.[/quote] What about tribalists, feudalists etc. ? I do not think one should limit the definitions to their positioning in current Western Thinking. There were political philosophies, before the rise of the modern state...
-
[quote user="Brainpolice"]Seriously, what some of you people are doing is painting a pretty picture of an ugly system and idolizing the past. Romantisizing the past leads in the direction of primitivism .[/quote]Except that it doesn't have that much to do with "Romaticizing",...