The article goes into excrutiating detail and compares the Spartan abuse with both contemporary and modern abuse. No, what "western society" does is not compar

The article goes into excrutiating detail and compares the Spartan abuse with both contemporary and modern abuse. No, what "western society" does is not comparable to what Sparta did to and with its soldiers. Also to note: the promises of land for soldiers were as frequently made as they were broken. Politicians have always been reluctant to reward soldiers and keep all their promises, once the fighting is done.