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Sparta's modern day equivalent is Israel with Palestinians as Helots. Universal military service (aka Helot suppression) for all citizens, just like Sparta.
by BXLE_1-1-BitIs1 7y ago
Sparta's modern day equivalent is Israel with Palestinians as Helots.
Universal military service (aka Helot suppression) for all citizens, just like Sparta.
- azernik 7y agoThere's one big difference - Israel has an economy independent of the Palestinians that is sufficient to sustain its society. This makes isolation and separation a more viable strategy, and makes the dynamic closer to that of late European imperialism. (There are particularly close parallels with the French in Algeria.)