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They "freely accepted" it as an alternative to starvation when they were forced off of the land they were previously farming so that it could become a large pri
by TheCoelacanth 4y ago
They "freely accepted" it as an alternative to starvation when they were forced off of the land they were previously farming so that it could become a large private farm.
- heavyset_go 4y agoA lot of the land that was enclosed wasn't even productive after privatization. Some of it just stood (and still stands) idle, despite previously providing sustenance prior to enclosure. Big estates with an abundance of non-productive land was a popular thing at one point.