If fascism is capitalism in decay, what was feudalism in decay? Is the extreme reactionary response to the birth of the new mode of production a necessary feature of the process of revolution? (hexbear.net)

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Was the development of absolutism a response to the rising capitalist class and/or republicanism? My knowledge of late medieval history is really not as strong as it could be so I’m interested to hear what people think

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[-] oscardejarjayes@hexbear.net 10 points 1 day ago

I mean, people already largely think of America as just capitalism, even though it's had a lot of the features of fascism for a long time.

[-] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago

and by a long time you mean basically for it's entire existence

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