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Randarkman
Jul 18, 2011

fishmech posted:

That really doesn't make sense, unless there's way more local/regional autonomy than seems apparent at the moment. Feudalism, in as much as it ever existed, is not something with very high centralization of power even though there's a lot of centralization of authority.

People often like to joke about feudalism being a time of absolute monarchs, but for the most part being feudal is contradictory to being able to have that level of power. You simply couldn't implement both at once. If anything the Kim monarchy reflects the relative authority of monarchs with much greater power during the 18th to early 20th centuries in Europe.

People in general have no idea what feudalism was like or how aristocratic power relations worked. Even comparing 17th century absolute monarchies to a modern totalitarian state completly misses the point, because the degree to which the latter can and seeks to exert power over society is so far beyond the capabiltiy and ambition of pre-modern regimes that the comparison is almost meaningless.

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Randarkman
Jul 18, 2011

I'm watching it right now actually (it's been picked up by Norwegioan public TV for free streaming) and it's kind of crazy stuff.

That Spanish Korean Friendship Association leader seems like a real piece of work.

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