Source: Common Dreams
by Vinnie Rotondaro
“In 1776, America declared independence not just from a king, but from an entire feudal order. The promise was radical: no more lords and vassals, no more aristocratic monopolies, no more inherited rule. It was a vision of self-governance, economic freedom, and political democracy. As we know, this promise was deeply flawed from the outset, built atop the brutal reality of chattel slavery, which entrenched a racial caste system even as the revolution sought to break from feudal hierarchy. … nearly 250 years later, we find ourselves under the shadow of a system that eerily resembles the one we once revolted against.” [editor’s note: I feel somewhat prescient, since I have been calling the current system this for 30 or 40 years – SAT] (03/18/25)
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/name-and-defeat-neo-feudalism