ACOUP - The Universal Warrior, Part I: Soldiers, Warriors, and...

Here we begin a series I tend to think of as part of a thematic trilogy with the Sparta and Fremen series, a trilogy covering “Myths of the Badass.” Flawed concepts in pop-history of how we think about “badass” military ideals. And the myth dissected and analyzed here by Bret is the idea of a “universal warrior” ideal or experience. Bret opens by discussing the differences between soldiers and warriors. What are the different roles they play in society and how do they differences impact their relationship with the rest of their society? And what happens when you try to transplant the role of warriors onto the soldiers of a non-warrior society?

The text for this recording is from A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry, the blog of history professor, Bret Devereaux, whose work you should absolutely support with your eyes, your clicks, and, if you are able, your bucks.

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Original post for this recording - https://acoup.blog/2021/01/29/collect...

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