Message from @fallot
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Dugin thinks the battle of Sparta and Athens is a story as long as history, namely, the conflict between continental Empires (Sparta, Russia) and Seafaring (Athens, USA)
Tyrant athens still > Sparta
He thinks continentals are naturally, superior
and characterized by idealism, ideology of soil, and spirituality
Athens is not a real seafaring empire.
yeah
Well, it also was in a way compared to other rivals
It just conquered places to get more men.
It was unmatched at sea, even by Persia
There's no distinction l
In how they actually work.
Yes but their conquest was typical mercantilist
Other than the Metropole is farther away.
I agree the distinction doesn't really make itself evident
they didnt want more men, instead they wanted trading privilleges and exclusive zones
martial vs. mercantile?
No, they pretty much showed up with a few hundred guys and took over your small City....
nah
yeah
it was all the same game
i dont think martial vs mercantile is good division
British were both martial, and undoubtedly seafaring and commecial
just best-fitting what you said
fair enough
The only difference is Athens appointmented a military governor above the city government
And Sparta just appointed a military governor
I just mentioned Dugins position, I do not necessarily agree with it, though it has alot of merit
But nothing could be done without him.
Or if he died, chaos ensured usually.
Oh and killing him meant the Garrison sacks the city from the inside.
I also don't think Russia today is an archetypal example of a continental idealistic nation, when i think of it, no nation is today
yes, Dugin is philoislamic
he is Eurasian after all
The vast majority of Muslims are not traditional anymore
As they gain literacy
They pick and choose like everyone else.
Compare Aceh to the rest of Indonesia
I like this essay by him but it rings slightly hollow
opportunistic