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[–] FilterItOut@thelemmy.club 31 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Look up the CCPgrey video about who holds the keys to the kingdom. Napoleon wasn't necessarily being dismissive when he called England a nation of merchants. They were very good at organizing power structures in ways that benefited them.

[–] pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 7 months ago

I think the title of that video is "The Rules for Rulers"

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago