Militarism
- usually a ideology which is of the opinion that is guaranteed only through military strength security or even peace ; weakest in its This form is used Ideology to justify, prophylactic upgrade ; Today (2007), militarism often defined as a counterpart to the contemporary peace movements , and the special shape of the oriented sea power militarism is referred to as navalism, which in an extreme form of existing contrary of militarism is the pacifism ;
- during the Brazilian to the sociologist Willems with "militarism," the fact describes that a whole society in military traditions-oriented, military honor ideas cares, already have children in uniform like to see, etc. without that belligerent therefore necessary ( belligerent ) should be; opposite of this concept of militarism is then farmers, civil or military intellectual contempt or disregard, as shown in the anti-militarism .
- After Walter Benjamin militarism is forced to full application of force as means to ends of the state.
militarism as an ideology
Historically, the militarism of Sparta , Rome, Prussia or modern imperialist States brought the name, including the Japanese Empire before World War II, when navalism the British Empire, with the "Third Reich" in Germany, Italy under Mussolini . Further, one can associate militarism with (still existing) communist states such as North Korea , where the military is given top priority.
militarism as a cultural style
militarism as a cultural style is characterized by the excessive appreciation of military hierarchies , weapons, medals, uniforms (which, for social occasions or dress suit black suit can replace), parades, myths, rituals (eg, the lancing step ) and the pattern of command and obedience . Often the use of force (as in war) and glorified associated states of consciousness and emotions (eg Ernst Jünger ) and appear as a hero-worship. The soldier becomes a role model for society (the soldier, the soldier is the first man in our state) and develop the appropriate conceit. A transfer of military principles to the civil society is sought or has taken place. Examples of such a social order dominated include the Wilhelmine and Nazi (where even the enemy's military and more religious-oriented SS their wartime and postwar legitimacy most of the Waffen-SS moved).
Extremely militaristic states, as it was just under the Prussian "Soldier King" Friedrich Wilhelm I. resulted in almost no (war there was only later Frederick II), or as the German Reich 1871-1914 few wars, on the other hand, forced societies where the military is not a model, but they were belligerent (the U.S., France) many wars.
The Third Reich, however, set out the long-standing socially entrenched militarism advantage by focusing mainly on the upgrading of the renamed Wehrmacht Reichswehr concentrated, while it had to be very few resources, a strong revanchist belligerence to fuel . This meant that the Nazi Germany and its fascist allies (who was also a widespread but essentially superficial militarism as in Germany), dare to conquer large areas, so that when Bundeswehr today on these issues - even compared with other European Nations - there is relatively large reserve.
The large and strong military of a country does not automatically lead to militarism. Nations where the prevailing liberal gun laws and a great admiration for the most powerful military are therefore not immediately militaristic, not even when a large proportion of the population is involved in a tight reserve system. In this case play the dominant system in the state, the ratio of citizens to the national government and the military gave the orders for instance, and their perceived threat a major role, with the above factors or reinforcing key elements of an appropriate there can be militarism. Especially crucial to the variety, frequency and intensity of the military itself practiced military rituals that go beyond the need of discipline and strengthen the esprit de corps , where are the boundaries blurred.
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"I have discovered too late that the battle zeal is nothing more than human, but sub-human, not a mystical revelation, but a reminiscence from the realm of animality, a revival of bestiality." Watch Bertha von Suttner
