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[–] BMTea@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Great question. See, a farmer can't stay behind and command the state because he is a farmer. The heads of state and the elite cannot all perish in trenches because then all that would remain are farmers. Established heirarchy for organizational power was invented probably by whatever primates we evolved from, and is observed among even some other species of primate.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Our country was built on well educated farmers taking up positions of governance. We'd be fine.

[–] BMTea@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] hark@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A country without farmers will perish, a country without "elites" will make do.

[–] BMTea@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Well... a country without "elites" and only farmers will very quickly find itself with a set of elites, from another country, who can organize their farmers to take and conquer others' farmland.