The Servile State · Character

Europeans

Collective reference to European peoples in historical analysis.

minor

Also known as our

First appearance: II: Our Civilisation Was Originally Servile

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Mentioned in the context of European civilization and the universal nature of societal changes.

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With Citizen A (social): Citizen A engages with Europeans, possibly as outsiders or representatives of foreign influence within the servile state. With Citizen B (social): Citizen B has limited but meaningful contact with Europeans, possibly as a cultural or political contrast. With Citizen A (social): Citizen A engages with Europeans, possibly as outsiders or representatives of foreign influence within the servile state.

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Citizen A
social · ambivalent
Citizen A engages with Europeans, possibly as outsiders or representatives of foreign… How this plays out →
Citizen B
social · ambivalent
Citizen A
social · ambivalent
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Preface to Second Edition
Mentioned in the context of European civilization and the universal nature of societal changes.
The Servile State
Referenced as 'our' society, representing the Western civilization undergoing the transformation described.
I: Definitions
Implied as the society in which the modern tendency toward reestablishment of slavery is examined.
II: Our Civilisation Was Originally Servile
Europeans are described as having a bloodline that took slavery for granted for thousands of years, with no distinction between races in the institution.
III: How the Servile Institution Was for a Time Dissolved
European society collectively undergoes the transformation from pagan slavery to Christian serfdom and then to a free peasantry.
How the Distributive State Failed
Referenced as 'our' society and the societies of Western Christendom that were economically free at the close of the Middle Ages.
V: The Capitalist State in Proportion as It Grows Perfect Grows Unstable
Referenced as 'our' society, the context of English capitalism is used as the primary example.
VII: Socialism Is the Easiest Apparent Solution of the Capitalist Crux
Referenced as 'our race and history' in the context of past distributive states.
VIII: The Reformers and Reformed Are Alike Making for the Servile State
Referenced as 'our' society in the context of modern England's social change.
IX: The Servile State Has Begun
The English industrial society is the primary subject, with the narrator referring to 'our' laws and society.
Conclusion
Referenced as the societies that broke with Christian civilization in the 16th century, particularly North Germany and Great Britain.
Endnotes
Implied as the 'we' in discussions of trusts and legislation.

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