• OBJECTION!@lemmy.ml
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      4 months ago

      There are other monarchies in the world today that do hold political power. That doesn’t mean that they’re governing over a feudal system. The noble system I described is one of the defining characteristics of feudalism.

      • JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
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        4 months ago

        Okay, in the oversimplified graphic of the meme, I was including absolute monarchy under feudalism, since I thought it was closer to that than capitalism.