• OBJECTION!
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      15 days ago

      There are other monarchies in the world today that do hold political power. That doesn’t mean that they’re governing over a feudal system. The noble system I described is one of the defining characteristics of feudalism.

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        15 days ago

        Okay, in the oversimplified graphic of the meme, I was including absolute monarchy under feudalism, since I thought it was closer to that than capitalism.

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          Right, because you’re doing zero analysis of the economic or political structures involved and playing fast and loose with terminology.

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      14 days ago

      They’re the largest landholders in the entire country. Holy shit you’re fucking dumb.