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I'm beginning to notice a pattern (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Everyone in Europe killing each other every generation predates capitalism. Capitalism did increase the scale though; after the fall of the western roman empire, we didn't see armies of that size until Napoleon managed to draft a million men in a country of 30 million.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago

Perhaps you would prefer "the ruling class"?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Lmfao, sorry (not sorry), I should have included feudalists too I guess, to avoid bootlicking pedants.. 🙄

The point stands - war is waged for profit by profiteers, not by random civilians trying to live their lives, always was, always will be.

[–] bouh 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

One exception to it : fascists managed to convince people who can only lose stuff to a war that it's good for them too.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

One exception to it : ~~fascists~~ capitalists managed to convince people who can only lose stuff to a war that it’s good for them too.

Fascism is capitalism in decay, there is no exception.

[–] undergroundoverground 2 points 2 months ago

I'd say facsism is just capitalism when you try to say no.

As in literally, people tried to say no via socialism and then fascism was invented.