What's with the sheep?

[oneday]

In Ch. 27 of Capital Volume I, Marx talks about how the little peasants were thrown off their land and the common land by landlords wanting to raise sheep. He punts on the economic driver of this, so I'm wondering why they were so into sheep? Why was there so much demand for sheep products, who was buying it?

[BIXX]

In Ch. 27 of Capital Volume I, Marx talks about how the little peasants were thrown off their land and the common land by landlords wanting to raise sheep. He punts on the economic driver of this, so I'm wondering why they were so into sheep? Why was there so much demand for sheep products, who was buying it?

Man, it's like baby sheep aren't a desirable meat or something. And they have dog fur instead of wool.

Trust me on this, sheep are totally awesome and if I was a landowner who wanted to raise sheep and peasants were in the way of that I'd totally throw them off my land so I could grow sheep.

[ComradeAllende]

In Ch. 27 of Capital Volume I, Marx talks about how the little peasants were thrown off their land and the common land by landlords wanting to raise sheep. He punts on the economic driver of this, so I'm wondering why they were so into sheep? Why was there so much demand for sheep products, who was buying it?

I believe this refers to the enclosure movement, where feudal landowners sought to increase their rents by replacing tenant farmers with grazers, who would convert arable land into pasture and raise sheep for shearing. This coincided (and was a likely response to) the growth of the English wool industry in terms of trade, which muscled out the previous monopolists (the Hansa) and began to dominate the European textile market. Raising sheep for shearing was more profitable than renting out to tenant farmers, and so landlords began enclosing their lands and evicting peasants.

[o well this is ok I guess]

Man, it's like baby sheep aren't a desirable meat or something. And they have dog fur instead of wool.

Trust me on this, sheep are totally awesome and if I was a landowner who wanted to raise sheep and peasants were in the way of that I'd totally throw them off my land so I could grow sheep. chill man not every culture is big on wool and lamb roast

[BIXX]

chill man not every culture is big on wool and lamb roast

It's not culture if it doesn't involve murdering/stealing from animals.

[Sinister Cultural Marxist]

It's not culture if it doesn't involve murdering/stealing from animals.

How does this at all relate to the OP's question? People rear animals as a resource. It's a part of the economy. You may find that ugly, or you may not, but the moral implications of animal husbandry aren't at issue here.

[BIXX]

How does this at all relate to the OP's question? People rear animals as a resource. It's a part of the economy. You may find that ugly, or you may not, but the moral implications of animal husbandry aren't at issue here.

I thought it was pretty obvious I've been joking this whole time, I don't really give a shit about any of this topic.

[o well this is ok I guess]

It's not culture if it doesn't involve murdering/stealing from animals. well sure but the variety changes
For my part, I still can't believe those swarthy island barbarians of the british isles prefer roast beef to pork in various states of fried