in reply to The 300 (short version)

I was watching the History Channel's version of what happened, and in my estimation, we would shudder in horror today at Sparta. It was a cruel military-dictatorshiip where your only purpose was to serve the state. Young boys were removed from their families at 7 and started fight-training. I was rooting for the Persians all the way, since they represented civilization.

I think the 300 are idolized today, as part of the current trend to encourage military fanatics... i.e. brainwashing the masses.

I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth. Cogito ergo sum a bum

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Re^2: The 300 (short version)
by Fengor (Pilgrim) on Apr 25, 2007 at 12:48 UTC
    Well since the comic is quite a bit older than the movie that was made fromit i wouldn't really call it a current trend. Apart from that every civilization has their dark side.

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    "WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR IF NOT THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN"
    -- Terry Pratchett, "Reaper Man"

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      The Spartans had a very deep dark side. The one segment from the History Channel show on this, was a description of a "Spartan's child-play incident". Some boys were playing some kid game, and the loser was so enraged by losing, he killed the winner with his bare hands. The mother of the killer-boy, was so proud and patted her son on the head saying... "you'll be a good Spartan, I'm proud of you". No punishment.

      Can you imagine what Little League games would be like if we adopted that attitude?

      I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth. Cogito ergo sum a bum
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        well thats exactly what a friend of mine meant when she said that the movie points out that the greeks werent the glorified bringers of civilisation as which they are normally portraied. Oh she also said that a spartan would have loved the film since it really captures the spartan mindset. Moreso than when it would have been a "historic" movie. Since historic moviemakers stay away from things like bloodlust and such.

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        "WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR IF NOT THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN"
        -- Terry Pratchett, "Reaper Man"

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