They really do get a lot more reverence today than they deserve. Like, I get most historical cultures don’t stack up the best with modern moral standards applied to them, but like, based on what I understand about Sparta, if the place were somehow transplanted through history to the modern day as it’s own country, it would probably end up some sanctioned pariah state out of sheer disgust for how it treats it’s own citizenry and handles it’s foreign diplomacy.
A highly militaristic society that isn’t all that strong compared to other militaries, that treats it’s people and outsiders poorly, and has glaringly obvious issues with its governance, all with an air of superiority and an emphasis on never appearing weak?
They really do get a lot more reverence today than they deserve. Like, I get most historical cultures don’t stack up the best with modern moral standards applied to them, but like, based on what I understand about Sparta, if the place were somehow transplanted through history to the modern day as it’s own country, it would probably end up some sanctioned pariah state out of sheer disgust for how it treats it’s own citizenry and handles it’s foreign diplomacy.
A highly militaristic society that isn’t all that strong compared to other militaries, that treats it’s people and outsiders poorly, and has glaringly obvious issues with its governance, all with an air of superiority and an emphasis on never appearing weak?
…Was Sparta just North Korea?
Comes with intestinal parasites and doesn’t speak English.
The evidence just keeps adding up
Thought you were gonna say Russia n.g.l. (based on what’s been seen in the recent military special operation)
the description would work just fine for the USA too
The USA doesn’t have a slave caste making up 80% of its population that it ritually declares war on every year. They aren’t quite as bad as Sparta.
Yet.
The fact that folks vote you down without engaging speaks volumes. The npc angry meme comes to mind.
From an outside perspective the US definitely ticks those boxes. Maybe someone can explain what doesnt.
Nobody wants to feed the troll, simple. But eh.
So overall, yeah, 3,5/6. 0,5 for treating people part. Defo not sparta…i mean, if they vote Trump and I’ll have to update this but eh.