vorticon: hmm...history is pretty well documented and thats what the thing is based off...documented history...and from that it is pretty safe to say that what he's showing is pretty close to what it was like... History documenting that peasants lived off the feudal's largesse? That common people suffered rather than benefited and multiplied as a result of the end of feudalism? That landlords started growing sheep not because it became profitable to provide masses with cheap wool but just to spite unruly peasants?
What kind of history documents that, the marxist history?
Even Marx did not say he felt sad that the feudal system started to die.
I read that the lords loved hunting in forests and fields but never read that they felt partial to sheep. Of course if some of them were great sheep lovers, I can see how it did not make it to the history books....
and economic theory doesnt work very well when you using modern economics on a much different time Come on, leave the general rhetorics aside and just read what I posted.
What is so "modern" in my assumption that explosion of population despite reduction of farmed land ment increase of productivity and absolute food production?
That presense of millions of sheep (supply of wool) indicates presence of millions of buyers willing and able to pay for the wool clothes (demand)?
What's in those statements that did not work in the "much different time"?
As for "economics theory" not working in different times in general, that's true about crappy false economic theories. But they do not work in modern times either.
Dago: Just like Miko to position himself as an authority on this subject, as he does on every other one and then cast doubt that anyone else knows anything about any subject. I plainly stated who elementary syllogisms. That more people ment more food, not less. And that more sheep ment more clothes, not less. More food and more clothes and fewer children dying ment better living.
Now everyone comes out to comment on some nebulous general economics that is supposedely wrong but not commenting on my plain examples.
Dago, you really think one has to be smart and knowlegeable to understand those two plain issues?
Do you feel sad that feudalism has died, along with the rest of the guys?
Don't you feel stupid defending virues of feudalism? Just few days ago you were an ardent proponent of socialism. Did you change your mind?
miko
