> The feudal-to-capitalist transition happened in the first place because the ruling class of capitalism was able to so steadily erode the economic, social, and

> The feudal-to-capitalist transition happened in the first place because the ruling class of capitalism was able to so steadily erode the economic, social, and even military relevance of the landed nobility I think you're overlooking the role of military technology in unseating the feudal power base. Mounted knights were no match for pike squares, and cannons rendered castles obsolete. Centralised standing armies of cheap soldiers proved more effective than the much more expensive mounted and armoured knight. Unless something undermines the military and security apparatus of the modern nation-state it's not going away.