Adept
Master Black Belt
Sometimes he does. Natural selection ensures that such episodes are isolated and short lived.michaeledward said:why can he not decide that 'better' means 'non-violent'?
Rather than a militaristic culture, I would say the USA has a militaristic government. While the government is supposed to be a representation of the populace, we know that isn't strictly the case. A different government could significantly change the importance of the military without first significantly changing the culture and society of everyday America.While the examples of other militarisic societies you cite are good, I would still posit that our culture is militaristic. In my opinion, there are variations of militaristic societies that do not have to have their people constantly marching around saluting each other. Ours is one of these.
Rome was not a militaristic culture. Sparta was. The USA is much closer to Rome (sloppy society, tight and powerful military) than it is to Sparta.