(June 24, 2018 at 11:24 am)Minimalist Wrote:That was my point. Americans tend to idealize the most violent and grotesque cultures.(June 24, 2018 at 2:46 am)Aroura Wrote:
Sparta is always painted so heroically. America seems to want to emulate it since the 40's.
Sparta was the North Korea of Antiquity. There was little about them that was admirable.
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