~and priests (last group includes lawyers, philosophers &c who in the past had nearly identical training to that of priests). Traits like ~
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~ energy, courage, love of adventure made people become warriors, add love of money for merchants. People low in such traits became priests.
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The priestly class are high in love of righteousness. They compete to be the most righteous. Warriors & merchants prefer pragmatism.
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In the past, it was usually warriors on top, with priests aiding them, or priests on top with warriors guarding them. Merchants were held ~
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~ down, forced into a lower status. When merchants broke free from the oppression of the other two classes, capitalism was born. Today, ~
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~ merchants are on top, warriors are fairly marginal, and the former priest-types are shuffling papers according to the merchants' whims.
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Priest-types *know* they could not compete in business, but assume they're smarter than the merchants (they're not). Want to be in charge.
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Priest-types can't be in charge when merchant-types own all the wealth. Left-vs-right is priest-types vs merchant-types.
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Replying to @HobbesianM @Outsideness
I don't think all the smart rightists are merchant-types.
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Not all, of course. Just drawing a "big picture" outline. I also missed out other occupation-personality-types that tend not to be rulers.
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All the chatty types are Brahmins. It's just a matter of whose side they're taking.
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Replying to @Outsideness @GreenRD
Could be, but I think entertainers are a class of their own, are never the ruling class, and are equally happy serving whoever's in charge.
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