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How would you describe orientalism? I'm Asian and grew up in the US. I don't really get it, and maybe a lot of discomfort I've felt in my life would make more sense if I could identify when I see it. (hexbear.net)

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Feel free to add common myths about the East that you'd like cleared up. Or how you've already cleared it up. It might help me or another reader.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The reason Sparta could only send 300 was because they needed to keep most of their army in Sparta to keep the helots, their slaves, from rebelling.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They also had a shrinking class of Spartiates, because spartan citizens had to pay for their own training & equipment.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Between that, the slavery, and certain sexual proclivities I'd need to CW, I'm starting to think Sparta was the ancaps' dream.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

They would call it DEI woke though since Sparta Women were OG Girlbosses (because they became big landladies due to the high death rate of Spartiates).

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

It's almost like slavery is inherently unsustainable.