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by AnimalMuppet
2039 days ago
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> The disappearance of this "surplus" (and if you follow history, you know where such surplus typically went – not the common people) was a blessing for all but the palatial elite. Really? You have the peasants producing a surplus that goes to fund the palace elite and the military. Then the surplus disappears. And what happens next? The peasants plus the military kill all the palace elite, and live happily ever after? Or the military takes everything that's not nailed down from the peasants, and the peasants starve? I'd say human nature (of the military) favors the second, and that sure isn't "a blessing for all but the palatial elite". > You underestimate human intelligence if you believe "the Sea Peoples came and made a boo boo and everyone had no choice but to go dark for 400 years". Yeah... um... I'd like to see your actual archaeological evidence for your claim here. All you've said so far is wishful thinking. |
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