Claims

Jean-Jacques Rousseau argued that the first person to enclose and claim land as private property was 'the real founder of civil society,' meaning the moment private land ownership began was when inequality and conflict began, since land is a common resource that should belong to all.

Adam Smith wrote that 'As soon as the land of any country has all become private property, the landlords like all other men love to reap where they never sowed,' expressing skepticism about landlords capturing economic gains they didn't create—a view generally consonant with Marxist critiques.

Yarvin fails to study history in any rigorous academic fashion and relies on a simplified historical understanding that ignores how actual authoritarian regimes function, which undermines the credibility of his political prescriptions.