Were these 3x soldiers (heh) in touch with reality though? Or did they just buy a bullshit story?
It seems that the last time when the system wasn't set up to extract from peasants had been maybe before agricultural revolution?
It seems that the last time when the system wasn't set up to extract from peasants had been maybe before agricultural revolution?
My favorite example is how Napoleon could march his army around Italy at 3x the speed of Prussia, because his army was willing and motivated, whereas the Prussians were somewhere between prisoners and slaves looking to run away at any chance - there was nothing in it for them, why would they try? 'Honor', etc? lol.
There isn't some great unconquered west that we can strike out into, there is a highly structured society where systems have been deliberately set up to capture value from workers, while giving them as little as possible.
Doing nothing and refusing to fund your own oppression are different things, and I will ignore the ad hominem.