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Originally posted by libertytoall
YOU WOULD HAVE NOTHING if it weren't for the wealthy businessman.
1. The end of the High Middle Ages
"Capitalism was not, by any means, a "free market" evolving naturally or peacefully from the civilization of the high Middle Ages. As Oppenheimer argued, capitalism as a system of class exploitation was a direct successor to feudalism, and still displays the birth scars of its origins in late feudalism.
Romantic medievalists like Chesterton and Belloc recounted a process in the high Middle Ages by which serfdom had gradually withered away, and the peasants had transformed themselves into de facto freeholders who paid a nominal quit-rent. The feudal class system was disintegrating and being replaced by a much more libertarian and less exploitative one. Immanuel Wallerstein argued that the likely outcome would have been "a system of relatively equal small-scale producers, further flattening out the aristocracies and decentralizing the political structures."
Although such medievalists no doubt idealized that world considerably, it was still far superior to the world of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Kropotkin described, in terms evocative of William Morris, the rich life of the High Middle Ages, "with its virile affirmation of the individual, and which succeeded in creating a society through the free federation of men, of villages and of towns. "In those cities, sheltered by their conquered liberties, inspired by the spirit of free agreement and of free initiative, a whole new civilization grew up and flourished in a way unparalleled to this day."133 The free cities were virtually independent; although the crown "granted" them a charter in theory, in reality the charter was typically presented to the king and to the bishop of the surrounding diocese as a fait accompli, when "the inhabitants of a particular borough felt themselves to be sufficiently protected by their walls...."
Originally posted by happinness
I still find it hard to believe that they got voted in in the first place.
Are people really that thick or just delusional? Its not rocket science for Gods sake!
The tory toffs will take us back to Dickensian times sooner rather than later!
Just like thatcher wanted. They don't care about anybody, least of all their chumbs, the lib dems.
The tories love inflicting misery. They love to blame everyone as it is nothing more than a game to them.
Originally posted by happinness
reply to post by stumason
At least Labour gave people some hope. They might not be perfect but this lot in power are scum!
Google all the GOOD things Labour did. You will be supprised!
Just to add we are the laughing stock of europe, we were doing so well!!
Originally posted by happinness
You should see the stuff the rich give to charity! Shoes and boots worth hundreds of pounds, never been worn.
Expensive coats, never been worn! It is truly disgusting! One item could feed a family for a month in monetary terms.
Originally posted by happinness
That wasn't a rant, I am mearly trying to reveal the facts from a grass root level! lol
Don't start me off on thatcher.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones!
You can guffer and s'n-word' like they all do but one thing I know for certain there is more going on than meets the eye and its got
Nothing to do with your or my politics.
Originally posted by happinness
I'm not knocking anybody. Sorry if it reads like that, It is all about the redistribution of wealth!
It saddens me to see such greed and ignorence. If you don't care that's fine, but at least admit it.
I know people who haven't got two pennies to rub together, but still vote tory! I don't care anymore. I used to.
But simarly when the bubble bursts, they don't want to come running to me!
As one toff put it once ' the Welsh are bred to mine coal, like a retriever is bred to retrieve and the
Working class are bred to look after people like me!'
You pay your money and take your choice, if you have any money that is?
I went to Aldis the other day. All their food is crap. It tastes strange too. I only wanted some cat food.
All I saw was gaunt haunted shoppers, terribly under nurished. The children looked grey and souless. I wanted to cry.
Maybe it is me, perhaps I am wrong. Its all their fault they are poor and they have to suffer!
There is no excuse anymore. No excuse whatsoever!!
Originally posted by happinness
I am far from a snob! lol I just don't understand the inequality in this country!
The meanspirited government who are putting up a poor show they can do better than this.
I wish I had the time to explain and pull up all the evidence to show that this ship is sinking.
We. Had the lowest deversit in europe. How could it have gone so terribly wrong?
Originally posted by Flavian
reply to post by Korg Trinity
Well explained, however i thought the allowance was now around £9400 before any tax is paid?