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WizardofSoda
Overlord
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In a 1984 like society the men who control the state, they use the forces of the state like the police and ultimately the army to stop people from producing, and to take away the money of people. The stolen money aka confiscatory taxes goes first to the high officials in the state. They sure don't feel the poverty.
But as the people get increasingly desperate they come to understand that it is a world of force. The men who control the men with guns are living in mansions, and the men at arms are living in upper middle class areas with enough electricity and food to eat.
So what do people do.. ordinarily they would work harder to produce more. But that isn't allowed in Europe the men with guns prevent production with the law and regulations for their 1984 classist society. People quickly figure out that in a world of force to survive and prosper you have to get guns too, and you have to organize with as many others as possible who also have guns. And you have to liberally use those guns to kill people, then you get negotiating position against the other men with guns.
This is why Europe was at perma war after Rome fell and Europe devolved into feudalism. You want to either become the Lords or at least be men at arms working for the Lords. You see Lords must pay men at arms more than all the other Lords, or the men at arms switch sides.
In this world all men want to learn the martial arts of war and policing. So you get this highly trained, armed populace who is fighting it out all the time. Its like Game of Thrones.
But as the people get increasingly desperate they come to understand that it is a world of force. The men who control the men with guns are living in mansions, and the men at arms are living in upper middle class areas with enough electricity and food to eat.
So what do people do.. ordinarily they would work harder to produce more. But that isn't allowed in Europe the men with guns prevent production with the law and regulations for their 1984 classist society. People quickly figure out that in a world of force to survive and prosper you have to get guns too, and you have to organize with as many others as possible who also have guns. And you have to liberally use those guns to kill people, then you get negotiating position against the other men with guns.
This is why Europe was at perma war after Rome fell and Europe devolved into feudalism. You want to either become the Lords or at least be men at arms working for the Lords. You see Lords must pay men at arms more than all the other Lords, or the men at arms switch sides.
In this world all men want to learn the martial arts of war and policing. So you get this highly trained, armed populace who is fighting it out all the time. Its like Game of Thrones.