RE: The connection between Christianity and Capitalism
August 18, 2018 at 9:55 am
(This post was last modified: August 18, 2018 at 10:03 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(August 17, 2018 at 11:06 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: I note (again) that The Lord God Almighty personally slew both Ananias and Sapphira for not being good communists.The pilgrims intended to establish a commercial fishery and failed through lack of equipment and training. They then found that they didn't have the necessary labor or time to build their own houses (though they tried) and this necessitated a common lodge. They then found that the land was not amenable to the system of ag with which they were familiar (and they had no draft animals to pull a deep board). Then..... they started getting sick.
I also note, in view of their example the Pilgrims that came to Plymouth Rock attempted their Bible based version of Communism upon their arrival, and killed over 1/2 of their membership until the gaunt survivors adopted capitalism and saved themselves. I suppose someone looking at the Pilgrim thing would suggest they should have brought more money along . . .
They didn't intend or attempt any version of communism. They did what they had to do to stay alive. They came out of the other side of their initial difficulties quickly..and became the foundational settlers of a mercantile outpost. The common course was a response to hardship, poor planning, and fuckery from their financial backers. They abandoned it, in point of fact..because they no longer needed it and wanted to make more money. The common course was, itself, a tenant landlord relationship. They were employees on a plantation, lol.
The whole pilgrims were commies bit, is a myth. Revisionist history from cold war conservatives. Nearing that time of year, though..when fox news spreads the gospel of bullshit again, eh?
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