Clive Thompson on Nostr: An excellent essay on the dangers -- to society, and to soldiers themselves, and the ...
An excellent essay on the dangers -- to society, and to soldiers themselves, and the military -- of the right-wing obsession with creating a "warrior culture"
Tons of great points here, but one I particularly enjoyed: The essayist describes how the Spartans created a huge mythos for themselves ...
... which was a terrible idea, because after they suffered defeats that mythos came *crumbling* down
https://angrystaffofficer.com/2016/12/14/stop-calling-us-warriors/ 
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