"Uh....their leader is KING Leonidas. Sparta was in no way a democracy, proto or otherwise."
I agree. They were no better than the Persians invading them. The Spartans had slaves and were in no way a democracy. I was only quoting Esquire magazine's line. Don't blame the messenger.
It is a great story, nevertheless, but I won't be seeing the movie because I cannot stand the lead actor's political diss of our troops. It's that simple.
As did many of the Founders of the United States. Besides the success of the modern welfare state indicates that the majority of men (sic) prefer the tranquility of servitude over the perils of freedom.
If were not for the Greek defeat of Xerxes, the very seeds of western culture would have been lost to Oriental Despotism. Only a barbarian reared in government skewls could miss this crucial point.