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> In either case, strong reverence for the military is one of the criteria for a fascist state. Just to provide a contrarian viewpoint -- strong disdain for th
by ihsw 10y ago
> In either case, strong reverence for the military is one of the criteria for a fascist state.
Just to provide a contrarian viewpoint -- strong disdain for the military is one of the criteria for a weak state rife with degeneracy and malignancy.
The military serves an important function in society and personally I think it deserves far more recognition than profit-seeking hounds with low moral standards (ie: the scum referenced in the article).
- JohnStrange 10y agoJust to provide a contrarian viewpoint -- strong disdain for the military is one of the criteria for a weak state rife with degeneracy and malignancy. Uhm, no. For example, Liechtenstein, Palau, and Vatican City do not have a military and they do not seem to be "rife with degeneracy and malignacy" - well perhaps Vatican City, but not the other two.
- pjc50 10y ago"degeneracy and malignancy"? Can you unpack that into some slightly less 19-th century English please?
- eli_gottlieb 10y agoA 19th-century mindset can't really be unpacked into 21st-century words.
- ionised 10y ago> Just to provide a contrarian viewpoint -- strong disdain for the military is one of the criteria for a weak state rife with degeneracy and malignancy. Any evidence for this?