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[-] anarchy79@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No, that is you arbitrarily assigning random variables to the underlying proposition.

But yes, I agree that feudalism and capitalism are both forms of government, and I'd say that capitalism is the fruit of feudalism. It is feudalism in another shape. The purpose is to let the rich stay rich at the expense of everybody else. It is fundamentally incompatible with democracy, it stands in direct opposition to it.

The general societal stratification is the same, and acts similarly. It is feudalism with more math, but it's still a form of serfdom. It's like, capitalism says that it will solve everything, because on average everyone will have a better life.

The rich will make 1000, and you will make 1. Everybody wins, right?

The stratification, the accumulation of wealth, is the point. It is the mechanism by which the former feudal lords can whitewash their wealth- "look at us, we earned this money by smart investments. We are admirable! You could be like us! We aren't tyrants and kings and princes, we were just smart!"

And over generations everyone is like, yeah, that makes sense!

If money is power, then capitalism is a form of government, and in direct opposition to the rule of a democratic process and law and order.

In my correct opinion.

this post was submitted on 22 Oct 2026
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