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Feudalism was more about political power than concentration of wealth. The big problem was the peasants didn't get to vote, not that they didn't have money.
by gozur88 9y ago
Feudalism was more about political power than concentration of wealth. The big problem was the peasants didn't get to vote, not that they didn't have money.
- mantas 9y agoMore like they didn't have political power, because they didn't have money and influence. I'd argue that peasants had more political power than wealth back then. Peasants uprisings were a thing. Rulers had to work with that by either crushing them or giving them a wee better treatment. Yet they didn't have any wealth. Once peasants got some wealth thanks to industrial revolution, they soon broke into wider political scene.
- rbanffy 9y agoPolitics is not separated from wealth. Just because the really wealthy don't get into office (why would they need that if politicians will gladly do their bidding?) doesn't mean they don't have power (that frequently exceeds legal bounds).
- dragonwriter 9y agoIn feudalism, there is no distinction between political power and wealth, as what we consider political position was a component of (mostly real) property rights.