Great essay. Obedience is also a necessary hallmark of militarism. Every army or battalion and every war depends on obedience to function. Fear or doubt are not permitted. That miltarism ha carried over to our whole society, and still predominates.
Yes, that's a good point about militarism. And I don't think it's a coincidence that the U.S., with the world's largest military budget--greater than the military budget of the next ten countries combined--is going through a stage where obedience to authority is so rampant.
Great essay. Obedience is also a necessary hallmark of militarism. Every army or battalion and every war depends on obedience to function. Fear or doubt are not permitted. That miltarism ha carried over to our whole society, and still predominates.
Yes, that's a good point about militarism. And I don't think it's a coincidence that the U.S., with the world's largest military budget--greater than the military budget of the next ten countries combined--is going through a stage where obedience to authority is so rampant.