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:::It could be argued, and, in fact, has been argued by many respectable scholars, that medieval Europe was frequently a more moral society than the modern one. I personally don't think that, but the Medieval period wasn't a time of bottomless greed and endless ambition. It was a time in which there was a different social consciousness which is hard for modern people to understand. It was a society of paradoxes. I would go so far as to say that, while Medieval Europe had it's vices, on the level of greed and ambition... it may have been better than, say, modern day America. The advent of free market capitalism, and even government mercantilism, created the consumer middle class and the bourgeousie, which are where the modern ideas of greed come from. In medieval Europe greed was a luxury that really only a few people would have had: the vast majority would have been fighting for their lives. [[User:Vellos|Vellos]] 23:57, 6 March 2007 (CET) | :::It could be argued, and, in fact, has been argued by many respectable scholars, that medieval Europe was frequently a more moral society than the modern one. I personally don't think that, but the Medieval period wasn't a time of bottomless greed and endless ambition. It was a time in which there was a different social consciousness which is hard for modern people to understand. It was a society of paradoxes. I would go so far as to say that, while Medieval Europe had it's vices, on the level of greed and ambition... it may have been better than, say, modern day America. The advent of free market capitalism, and even government mercantilism, created the consumer middle class and the bourgeousie, which are where the modern ideas of greed come from. In medieval Europe greed was a luxury that really only a few people would have had: the vast majority would have been fighting for their lives. [[User:Vellos|Vellos]] 23:57, 6 March 2007 (CET) | ||
| + | ::::But then again, those who had the luxury of being able to be greedy were usually the ones at the top of the feudal ladders. And they also had the luxury of having vassals sworn to follow them. -[[User:Pizarro|Pizarro]] 00:46, 7 March 2007 (CET) | ||
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Please
Please do avoid the urge to edit our newspaper. I will continue to police my people to stop the one vandal from messing with yours. If you have a comment on what we have posted, put it on the talk page, not in the article. The reason there is a By line is because the article was written By that person. Changing what they wrote is akin to putting words in their mouth. The one fool who vandalized your paper didn't know better. You should. --Habap 00:15, 16 February 2007 (CET)
- Yeah, I was going to put that but was like... no. I'll just be being an idiot so I changed back.
I'll be commenting.... George the Hippy 00:18, 16 February 2007 (CET)
- Thanks! --Habap 14:54, 16 February 2007 (CET)
Qualms
I was reading your user page and got confused. You state that "A qualm I experience with characters, is making ones that are wonderfully devoted to their realms." So, you have an uneasy feeling about creating characters who are devoted their realms? --Habap 23:52, 26 February 2007 (CET)
- No... those who are insanely devoted. The Medieval era was a time of bottomless greed and endless ambition... and I see none of that. Sure, having a big old family of characters who are all friends is fine and great... but honestly, it gets boring. Of course, it is difficult for some to be creative or witty, and I understand that. George the Hippy 23:16, 5 March 2007 (CET)
- Actually, I would tend to disagree with you that the medieval era was one of any more bottomless greed and endless ambition than any other era. Study the rise of capitalism and imperialism. Study ancient Rome or the wars of the Greek city-states. I'm not an expert on world history, but in every era and culture I've ever studied, greed and ambition play significant roles. --Habap 23:20, 6 March 2007 (CET)
- It could be argued, and, in fact, has been argued by many respectable scholars, that medieval Europe was frequently a more moral society than the modern one. I personally don't think that, but the Medieval period wasn't a time of bottomless greed and endless ambition. It was a time in which there was a different social consciousness which is hard for modern people to understand. It was a society of paradoxes. I would go so far as to say that, while Medieval Europe had it's vices, on the level of greed and ambition... it may have been better than, say, modern day America. The advent of free market capitalism, and even government mercantilism, created the consumer middle class and the bourgeousie, which are where the modern ideas of greed come from. In medieval Europe greed was a luxury that really only a few people would have had: the vast majority would have been fighting for their lives. Vellos 23:57, 6 March 2007 (CET)
- But then again, those who had the luxury of being able to be greedy were usually the ones at the top of the feudal ladders. And they also had the luxury of having vassals sworn to follow them. -Pizarro 00:46, 7 March 2007 (CET)
- It could be argued, and, in fact, has been argued by many respectable scholars, that medieval Europe was frequently a more moral society than the modern one. I personally don't think that, but the Medieval period wasn't a time of bottomless greed and endless ambition. It was a time in which there was a different social consciousness which is hard for modern people to understand. It was a society of paradoxes. I would go so far as to say that, while Medieval Europe had it's vices, on the level of greed and ambition... it may have been better than, say, modern day America. The advent of free market capitalism, and even government mercantilism, created the consumer middle class and the bourgeousie, which are where the modern ideas of greed come from. In medieval Europe greed was a luxury that really only a few people would have had: the vast majority would have been fighting for their lives. Vellos 23:57, 6 March 2007 (CET)
