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"Are we the baddies?" (lemmy.ca)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by theacharnian@lemmy.ca to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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[–] bigfondue@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I think the common thing is they want to show power. They probably thought of it that way and not that they are trying to project evil.

Modern day military imagery is all about Spartans and swords and Roman things, and they just think it's badass. Sparta's military wasn't that good, and they were considered barbaric even by Bronze Age standards, throwing babies off cliffs etc. They think they're the good guys.