But I think the moment that reaches out with that seductive appeal isn't the mistreatment of the helots, but the endless retelling (and mistelling) of Agesilaus' mocking of potters and smiths and carpenters in comparison to the Spartan warrior-elite (Plut. Ages. 26.4-5)
I actually think that is part of it, though often it isn't as explicitly about helotry. Sparta appeals with the promise of elitism, that the 'warrior' can be elite, look down on their fellow citizens. There is a deep emotional appeal to it; like many awful ideas, it is seductive
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Of course, removed from the context that Agesilaus is about to lose his war and preside of the permanent destruction of Spartan power precisely because of his arrogance and intolerance. But many Sparta bros - they want to look down at their local potters too.
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I certainly agree that is a factor there. I was just adding that I think that element, while important and presence and connected, is often sublimated in modern Spartaganda - it is the often unrealized subtext that has to be made text in refutation.
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