did the Encomienda, first brought to the New world by europeans, shape into other systems of oppression?

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and what was the importance of the encomienda?

Answer 1

Here is a good paper on the evolution of it
http://muweb.millersville.edu/~columbus/papers/scott-m.html
and here you can see the effects in today's income distribution in those countries where it was put in place.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:World_Map_Gini_coefficient.png

The GINI is a measure of income inequality where the higher the number the larger the percentage of the national income gos to the rich.

Answer 2

Ah, those darn white folks (males, mostly), you'd think they'd give up at some point on terminal narcissism and psychopathy, and grow up. But, no, it just continues unabated--and with new technology , the troglodyte pr**ks are in power trip heaven, eh? Forced labor/encomienda is child's play compared to what they modernly have in mind for us mere "peasants".

For a latest glimpse at their dysfunction, see
http://www.bilderberg.org/2007.htm#anti Especially the piece on war and debt (about 2/3 of the way down the page) as techniques for keeping themselves bloated in ego, body and bank account--and the rest of us sucking up chemtrail fallout and the like. It could really pi*s one off, eh? :))