On Sun, Feb 15, 2026 at 06:03 PM, Mark Baugher wrote: > > A dynasty that lasts hundreds of years probably has figured out how to > exploit its peasantry without starving them or forcing them into open > revolt
On the other hand, the greed and excess of an exploiting class swells and swells, restraint goes by the board, and the worst scum rises to the top. I have in mind the French kings leading up to 1789; you might have a contemporary situation in mind 😉. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#40689): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/40689 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/117827633/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
