Militarism is the most regressive principle

[Antiwar]

Log your disagreements.

 

[Questerr]

Yes. True progressives must be too weak to defend themselves from invasion or attack.

 

[Antiwar]

What principle is more regressive than militarism? Militarism is an international death penalty based on what, co-opted international law?

It's the most profound sign of the failure of society.

Then there are the practical considerations.

 

[ttwtt78640]

Log your disagreements.

Self-defense is a basic human right. Maintaining sovereignty may require collective use of force. Having societal laws or rules without means of enforcement would soon degrade to anarchy.

 

[bomberfox]

What principle is more regressive than militarism? Militarism is an international death penalty based on what, co-opted international law?

It's the most profound sign of the failure of society.

Then there are the practical considerations.

Failure of civility more like it. Warfare happens when civility breaks down. Then again many define militarism differently.

 

[Antiwar]

Failure of civility more like it. Warfare happens when civility breaks down. Then again many define militarism differently.

'Civilization' and 'society' are very related, if not synonymous.

 

[bomberfox]

'Civilization' and 'society' are very related, if not synonymous.

I said civility which is also a different word. Many empires kept their civilizations going for hundreds of years, they lacked civility among a lot of other things.

 

[ttwtt78640]

'Civilization' and 'society' are very related, if not synonymous.

I would add sovereignty (freedom from external control) to that list.

 

[Nomad4Ever]

What principle is more regressive than militarism?

A degree of pacifism that rejects the use of force in defending progressive principles, thereby allowing a more militaristic regressive society to take control.

 

[RetiredUSN]

What principle is more regressive than militarism? Militarism is an international death penalty based on what, co-opted international law?

It's the most profound sign of the failure of society.

Then there are the practical considerations.

Go cure the world for us.

I could use a few more municipal golf courses instead of seeing the money wasted on the horrible military machine.