Seeing as we’re all discussing economic history, let me tell you all about the transition from feudalism to capitalism. It’s a helluva ride, I’ll tell ya.
In the 17th century, everyone lived under the yoke of feudalism. Men were all called Henry, women were called Widow. You were married to three of your cousins. 
Then, out of the blue, a young radical who could read several letters made an angry comment to village idiot Piers Plowman. ‘I’m a capitalist, thou fool!’
Soon, the alehouses and brothels were agog to the biggest mass debate since the Reformation. What was better, feudalism, or capitalism?
The debate got incredibly heated, as angry men sang short ballads about how capitalism was unworkable and evil and had killed many people.
The capitalists clarified that they didn’t mean the Bad capitalism, but the nice fluffy version where everyone just went to barn dances and drank wine.
Still the angry voices ranted, defending feudalism, pointing to all the people who’d been sent to Siberia by the post-feudal Tsar of Muscovy.
Then, Sir Owen St Jones, who had attended a couple of classes at Oxenforde University, entered the fray. Feudalism had killed *more* people than even the Tsars of Muscovy, quoth he.
Finally, a radical leader with a magic hat arose. He overthrew the feudal order.
This was the Bourgeois Revolution, and it ushered in a golden age in which a different set of people oppressed a different set of victims in a different way. Praise be!
