All of history is a slow march towards more equably distributed power. At least after the initial consolidation of power in, for example, the Roman Empire. Spe

All of history is a slow march towards more equably distributed power. At least after the initial consolidation of power in, for example, the Roman Empire. Specifically as to the military: My country's military went from worst-of-history to has-50-helicopters-but-none-that-fly in two big steps: First losing a hot war, then winning a cold one. Plenty of countries have drastically reduced military spending after the Cold War ended. European police has also mostly avoided US-style militarisation. The UK Police used to hang petty criminals every second Tuesday. Nowadays, they don't even carry guns anymore.