The Capitalist Project War is an art form and a science, and an innovative one at that. For it to persist at its utmost peak, Adam Smith declared that “...it is necessary that it should become the sole or principal occupation of a particular class of citizens.” (Way 1) Historiographically speaking, what has been written and studied about war is, for the most part, information in regards to combat, and the wars themselves. How soldiers thrived throughout The Seven Years’ War appears to have virtually no relevance when this war is discussed. In all actuality, society and war are interconnected. Perhaps we should accredit soldiers for veering social transformations in our desired direction. After all, they fought, partook in mundane activities,
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Provincials were known as “minutemen before their time”, and the regulars “functioned as a cipher for assumptions about British society.” (Way 2) Provincials made more money than the regulars, but they both underwent nearly unequivocal experiences labor-wise. All soldiers were merely paid, military labor, and as Peter Way stated, “They were viewed as repressive aids to the civil power in their suppression of food riots, and it was thus easier to dismiss soldiers as unthinking lackeys of capital than to treat them as comrades subject to the same class forces as organized labor.” (Way …show more content…
(Way 26)” Soldiers in The Seven Years’ War fought, abided by the rules of their generals, and had to work on mundane activities without receiving any form of extra gratitude. They were not at the time aware of what this would truly consist of, and some found it unbearable. So unbearable, that some resorted to self-mutilation so there would be a chance for them to be excused from daily activities. Almost all of them were unsuccessful, and the irony of it all is that they were in a life threatening game. These soldiers played extremely imperative roles in the game that was transformation of society as a whole, and as Peter Way stated, “proved crucial to the capitalist project.” (Way
Provincials were known as “minutemen before their time”, and the regulars “functioned as a cipher for assumptions about British society.” (Way 2) Provincials made more money than the regulars, but they both underwent nearly unequivocal experiences labor-wise. All soldiers were merely paid, military labor, and as Peter Way stated, “They were viewed as repressive aids to the civil power in their suppression of food riots, and it was thus easier to dismiss soldiers as unthinking lackeys of capital than to treat them as comrades subject to the same class forces as organized labor.” (Way …show more content…
(Way 26)” Soldiers in The Seven Years’ War fought, abided by the rules of their generals, and had to work on mundane activities without receiving any form of extra gratitude. They were not at the time aware of what this would truly consist of, and some found it unbearable. So unbearable, that some resorted to self-mutilation so there would be a chance for them to be excused from daily activities. Almost all of them were unsuccessful, and the irony of it all is that they were in a life threatening game. These soldiers played extremely imperative roles in the game that was transformation of society as a whole, and as Peter Way stated, “proved crucial to the capitalist project.” (Way