.@heartiste I argue it's the outbred work-ethic ala @hbdchick, which indeed is quite coterminous w/ the Germanic area http://www.unz.com/isteve/nyt-brats-theory-of-protestant-work-ethic-has-a-surprisingly-distinguished-history/#comment-598096 …
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@hbdchick@JayMan471@heartiste But Germany has some of the shortest working hours in Europe & french productivity is higher. -
@DOF_power@JayMan471@heartiste well, apropos my tweet, the french (franks) invented manorialism! (^_^) -
@hbdchick@JayMan471@heartiste & the non-manoralist Prussia of Bismark introduced industry quality standards ... -
@DOF_power@JayMan471@heartiste prussia had a sort of manorialism, but it was late and usually referred to a commercialized manorialism. -
@hbdchick@JayMan471@heartiste Brandenburg-Prussia was a neo-serfdom eastern european state till very late. -
@hbdchick@JayMan471@heartiste And it absorbed/received the developedwest german lands, hence the german tragedy that followed. -
@DOF_power ah! that i've never thought about. but i will do! thanks! - 2 more replies
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@hbdchick@JayMan471@heartiste what exactly was manoralism again? -
@PuzzlePrivateer@JayMan471@heartiste all that feudal business of being stuck on the manor working for The Man!: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manorialism …
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