I think it's more to do with fiat money and the government being able to print money to hold people in jail. With hard money, they wouldn't be able to do it.
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For sure... Just thinking it may be a factor. And fiat was invented by Dutch Netherlands. Wisselbank - first central bank.
Wires crossed... Edited.
Can be. If the USD collapsed, nearly all companies would stop too at this point, they are so dependent on the government, prisons included.
I think historically communism has had more appeal to Catholics. Protestants tend to associate their beliefs with politics and include free market in that.
doeent the current Prussian school system belong to Protestantism? It seems at odds with free markets.
Yeah I think that's right, since Prussia was a result of the Reformation in a way. The OG goosesteppers... Also iirc Marx was from Germany, so there's communism, if that's right. And the Frankfurt school, the precursor to the Fabian Society, which founded the London School of Economics, which pushes socialism. All happening in Protestant countries, though I wouldn't say they're directly protestant. All totalitarian tendencies.
The founders and rulers were Protestant (Lutheran) who implemented the school system to create more obedient servants.
In contrast to The Trivium which has roots in the catholic church and dates back to ancient greek and Roman times.
What's in the trivium? Well... I'll search it. I'm somewhat familiar with classical education because I've tried replicating it for myself.
