Mhaze, Individual,

The point is that he is anti-democratic and obviously sees himself as, if he wishes, ruler for life. Those are important steps towards archaic feudalism. Nothing much neo- about it.

Xi Jinping is on a similar path. So is Putin. And Erdogan. Obviously Kim Jong Un. Yes, feudal rule is becoming a growth industry.

Joe

So is Putin. And Erdogan. Obviously Kim Jong Un.
loudmouth2,
Well, we had Whitlam, Keating, Rudd & Gillard ! So, what exactly are you trying to convey ?
Which nations are the ones gaining ?

LM demonstrates that he understands what feudalism is/was in the same way he understands what the true meaning of the Reichstag fire is. ie not at all.

Feudalism has nothing to do with dictatorship or whatever other forms of totalitarianism that addles LM's mind. Its a system of serfs working/slaving for a class of overlords for the sole benefit of said overlords.

There've been plenty of examples in history of feudal systems which don't have a dictator or rule by a single man. eg Sparta.

The forecasts of a coming feudal system in the US has nothing to do with the power of one man. Its not really even about government. Its about a small coterie of 'elite' controlling the system for their sole benefit and pushing the working class as well as the middle classes into servitude and poverty.

Its clear that Trump was working against that 'elite' which is why they conspired to rig the election to remove him.

I really feel that if people like LM read things like the Time Magazine article on the rigging of the election....http://time.com/5936036/secret-2020-election-campaign/ ... with an open mind it would be revelatory for them. And for that reason they won't.

Individual,

None of those Labor leaders were remotely feudal - Whitlam was sort of courtly, but none of them tried to retain power by inciting violent mobs, or - more stereotypically feudal - got people to charge each other on horse-back.

Or more technically correct feudal: none of those Labor Leaders misused their control of land and resources to maintain the allegiance of citizens.

Check out what feudal means, maybe on Wikipedia. You currently have no idea whatsoever.

Joe

"LM” doesn’t read anything. The lack of reading, or the very poor reading skills of some posters, is particularly evident among those who generally attack other posters but put little or no effort into submitting anything of their own. Many of their criticisms show that they haven’t read, or haven’t understood, what the poster they they disagreeing with has actually written.

loudmouth2,
Whitlam et al may not have incited violence as such but they certainly incited dumbing-down of the masses just to get their votes.