Thucydides did not have the opportunity to observe that Sparta's domestic regime type was...

Curly1918 18663 posts Joined: Aug 30, 2017

Posted 1:38 pm on Sep 25, 2026

its ultimate undoing and relegated its influence to a very brief time and location... whereas Athen's influence reverberates worldwide through the centuries.

Culturally, the US is Athens and China is Sparta.

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Thucydides did not have the opportunity to observe that Sparta's domestic regime type was... Curly1918 1:38pm · 9/25/26
- Fine. But that’s not what the term means.NT Chris94 3:28pm · 9/25/26
  - To you. You don’t own the definition.NTLink Hensou 5:55pm · 9/25/26
    - Maybe you should trust me on this one.NTLink Chris94 8:30am · 9/26/26
      - Maybe you should read what you post. Hensou 10:37am · 9/26/26
        
        Holy god are you tiresomeNT Chris94 12:11pm · 9/26/26
        
        The Truth wears you out?NT Hensou 12:29pm · 9/26/26
        
        *NT Hensou 12:29pm · 9/26/26
        
        Anal-Retentives, like Hensou, find it extremely difficult to accept correction...we just need to TyroneIrish 12:24pm · 9/26/26
    - Chris has the CV to warrant standing on this issue...you don't...unless you're a full Professor inLink TyroneIrish 8:41pm · 9/25/26
  - That's irony of Xi using it. He failed to look beyond its initial application.NT Curly1918 4:20pm · 9/25/26

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