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In the long run, a culture that wins wars “dishonorably” will displace a culture that sticks to less effective tactics out of “honor”. Cultural values around he
by philwelch 4y ago
In the long run, a culture that wins wars “dishonorably” will displace a culture that sticks to less effective tactics out of “honor”. Cultural values around heroism will adapt to fit the dominant tactics anyway.
- SideburnsOfDoom 4y agoThe parent comment mentions the battle of Isandlwana. This kind of "winning beats honour" thinking is what King Shaka used to bring the Zulu army to regional dominance circa 1820s onwards, displacing other tribes. This brought the Zulu army to Isandlwana in 1879 to defeat the British. The British of course did not admit defeat, they just came back with more men and bigger guns, to displace the Zulus.