[o_zarkman44]

America is more akin to midieval times. The 1200 to the 1500’s.
We have the kings....political family names over generations moving into high leadership positions.......Bush, Kennedy, Rockefeller, etc.
We have the rich who control most of the financial wealth, and “grant” a certain percentage of good, hard working followers the ability to “own” property as long as the owners pay into the financial empire of the rich.
This group would be defined as the middle class.......or serfs. They would be the smarter in society. The innovators who enhance the wealth of the rich. Among them would be the Sheriffs who enforce the laws of the land as directed by the rich and the King’s Court.

We have the working class who works in physical labor jobs in agriculture and services. Many are not “granted” the credit rating to own property so they have to rent from the same rich landlords who grant property ownership to the middle class. This could be considered the servant class.

Then we have the peasants who are provided places to live by the rulers, and provided basic necessities in exchange for menial jobs or just for being loyal to the rich who grant them their subsistence.

That leaves the squatters who migrate from job to job. Who are criminals and illegal immigrants that will do whatever it takes to survive. They can be manipulated easily because they are criminal and will take the side of whoever protects them at the time. They live in the shadows of the King’s Castles.

[Fraxinus]

America is more akin to medieval times. The 1200 to the 1500’s

Disagree on both this period and the late Roman empire.

The US currently is more like the late Republican period of Roman history. The main question is can we find a way to continue to have a republican government or will a successful and charismatic general render the legislative branches window dressing after a coup?

[Polybius]

America is more akin to midieval times. The 1200 to the 1500’s. We have the kings....political family names over generations moving into high leadership positions.......Bush, Kennedy, Rockefeller, etc. We have the rich who control most of the financial wealth, and “grant” a certain percentage of good, hard working followers the ability to “own” property as long as the owners pay into the financial empire of the rich.

Actually, that describes the Roman Rublic with its patrican class and families like the Julians, the Cornelians, Caecilians and the Fabians that controlled wealth and power for generation after generation over the entire Republic.

Although powerful, the family power was not absolute and the power could be and often was thrawted by the power of the plebian's Tribunes.

The feudal era was characterized by a much more localized and absolute power.

In the feudal era, a Lord Bush or a Lord Kennedy would own the fortress on the hill dominating your town and, upon learning of your post, Lord Kennedy would be sending a group of soldiers to pick you up this afternoon and throw you to rot in the castle dungeon.