Bill Bartlett wrote:
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> At 8:46 PM -0700 24/10/07, Chuck Grimes wrote:
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> >In fact the above dream, got me to suspecting that there might have
> >always been enough basics to go around.
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> No, if that was so then the class system wouldn't have occurred to anyone.
It never did occur to anyone until it had been in existence for a few thousand years. Moreover, there could not be a class system until a SURPLUS appeared. There had always been "enough," but about 10 thousand years ago surpluses began to appear and the move towards class society began. Only _huge_ surpluses could generate a full fledged ruling class distinct from 'the rest.' That happened around 5000 years ago.
Carrol