I think you’ve bought into the Disney trope a bit too much, or at best viewing history from a myopic perspective.
Monarchs provided defense for their constituents, they provided city planning. Wealth extraction was an outcome, not unlike a business. Not all kings were Ivan IV’s, there are far more who served their people well who are not as infamous.
That isn’t to say I’m a monarchist, not by a long shot, just that monarchy serves its place in history.
Got to have the right location, resources, timing and motivation. It’s not like wealth falls from the sky. It’s not like workers/constituents will work for the sake of working, at least not most of them. They have to get something out of the deal.
Get some knowledge in your head, read a book. Think for yourself and stop getting your info from the Disney channel.
Yes it’s called overwhelming and brutal military force. It’s called the threat of violence. Wealth doesn’t front come from the sky it’s taken from the people through exploitation. Taken through fear. Also stop saying constituents. You mean slaves. You mean serfs. Constituent is an entirely different term than implies a measure of equality and choice. It’s really weird you’re using that term.
Also just as an aside, what’s the shit you keep talking about with Disney? Do you think Disney’s anti-monarchy? Cuz like their whole thing is pretty princesses and wonderful princes and shit. Like I have no idea where on Earth you’re going for with that one.
Damn you got this whole angry dude who puts down people and their ideas schtick down.
I already told you why. You have a very narrow, Disne-esque perception of what living under a monarchy is, and I’m telling you, often the “serfs” had more autonomy and authority than that perception.
We must not attribute a modern context to historical times. Rather, we should strive to look at history through a historical lens.
I think you’ve bought into the Disney trope a bit too much, or at best viewing history from a myopic perspective.
Monarchs provided defense for their constituents, they provided city planning. Wealth extraction was an outcome, not unlike a business. Not all kings were Ivan IV’s, there are far more who served their people well who are not as infamous.
That isn’t to say I’m a monarchist, not by a long shot, just that monarchy serves its place in history.
Wealth extraction was an just an outcome? Good lord man. That’s hilarious. No. It was the point. Rather like in business, lol.
Got to have the right location, resources, timing and motivation. It’s not like wealth falls from the sky. It’s not like workers/constituents will work for the sake of working, at least not most of them. They have to get something out of the deal.
Get some knowledge in your head, read a book. Think for yourself and stop getting your info from the Disney channel.
Yes it’s called overwhelming and brutal military force. It’s called the threat of violence. Wealth doesn’t front come from the sky it’s taken from the people through exploitation. Taken through fear. Also stop saying constituents. You mean slaves. You mean serfs. Constituent is an entirely different term than implies a measure of equality and choice. It’s really weird you’re using that term.
Also just as an aside, what’s the shit you keep talking about with Disney? Do you think Disney’s anti-monarchy? Cuz like their whole thing is pretty princesses and wonderful princes and shit. Like I have no idea where on Earth you’re going for with that one.
Damn you got this whole angry dude who puts down people and their ideas schtick down.
I already told you why. You have a very narrow, Disne-esque perception of what living under a monarchy is, and I’m telling you, often the “serfs” had more autonomy and authority than that perception.
We must not attribute a modern context to historical times. Rather, we should strive to look at history through a historical lens.