| | I was just gonna use that word - the 19th century in a fascinating period say from 1815-1914. Freemasons and Illuminati? It was treated much the same way its treated today - a whacked out conspiracy theory. And you need to be careful cause it leads up to the ''Protocols of the Wise Elders of Zion'' aka ''Warrant for Genocide''. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]</sup> 01:38, September 26, 2023 (EDT) | | I was just gonna use that word - the 19th century in a fascinating period say from 1815-1914. Freemasons and Illuminati? It was treated much the same way its treated today - a whacked out conspiracy theory. And you need to be careful cause it leads up to the ''Protocols of the Wise Elders of Zion'' aka ''Warrant for Genocide''. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]</sup> 01:38, September 26, 2023 (EDT) |
| − | To understand the non-democratic [[feudal]] society that existed in Europe between 1815-1914, you actually need [[Machiavelli]] (from 3 centuries earlier). Read the first sentence of the ''The Prince''; in the 18th century, Europe had a growing population, it was more urbanized, less agricultural workers, more tradesman and craftsmen, yet their governments remained principalities ruled by noble bloodlines with bureaucracies that couldn't really handle a growing population. People had no rights, like freedom of the press, jury trial, etc. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]</sup> 01:48, September 26, 2023 (EDT) | + | To understand the non-democratic [[feudal]] society that existed in Europe between 1815-1914, you actually need [[Machiavelli]] (from 3 centuries earlier). Read the first sentence of the ''The Prince''; in the 19th century, Europe had a growing population, it was more urbanized, less agricultural workers, more tradesman and craftsmen, yet their governments remained principalities ruled by noble bloodlines with bureaucracies that couldn't really handle a growing population. People had no rights, like freedom of the press, jury trial, etc. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]</sup> 01:48, September 26, 2023 (EDT) |