| ▲ | someonebaggy 7 hours ago | |
The state did everything they could to prevent it back then, just as they do right now. | ||
| ▲ | iamnothere 4 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Using this line of argumentation, you might as well start enslaving (sorry, “impressing”) people into your navy again. | ||
| ▲ | cucumber3732842 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Everything they could was a lot less back before the fruits of industrial productivity allowed people to have their basic needs met while giving a huge fraction of their surplus to the state to do what it pleases with. | ||