Militarism Ideology
A Militarism Ideology is a violent political ideology that a society should maintain and use a military capability for the sake of societal interests.
- AKA: Military Tradition.
- Context:
- It can (typically) be held by a Militarist.
- It can (typically) emphasize Military Spending and Conflict Preparation.
- It can influence political, social, and economic decisions.
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- Example(s):
- Prussian Militarism in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Japanese Militarism during the first half of the 20th century.
- U.S. Militaryism, during the Cold War's support for a military-industrial complex.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- A Pacifist Ideology.
- a Negotiation Ideology.
- The Swedish neutrality during most of the 20th century.
- See: Militarization, Realism (International Relations), Fascism, Imperialism, Expansionism, Might is Right, Social Darwinism, Tit-for-Tat.
References
2023
- (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militarism Retrieved:2023-5-17.
- Militarism is the belief or the desire of a government or a people that a state should maintain a strong military capability and to use it aggressively to expand national interests and/or values. [1] It may also imply the glorification of the military and of the ideals of a professional military class and the "predominance of the armed forces in the administration or policy of the state" (see also: stratocracy and military junta).
Militarism has been a significant element of the imperialist or expansionist ideologies of many nations throughout history. Some notable cases include the Ancient Assyrian Empire, the Greek city state of Sparta, the Roman Empire, the Aztec nation, the Mongol Empire, the Zulu Kingdom, the Kingdom of Prussia, the Habsburg/Habsburg-Lorraine monarchies, the Ottoman Empire, the Empire of Japan, the Russian Empire, Soviet Union, North Korea, the United States of America, Nazi Germany, the Italian Empire during the rule of Benito Mussolini, the German Empire, the British Empire, and the First French Empire.
- Militarism is the belief or the desire of a government or a people that a state should maintain a strong military capability and to use it aggressively to expand national interests and/or values. [1] It may also imply the glorification of the military and of the ideals of a professional military class and the "predominance of the armed forces in the administration or policy of the state" (see also: stratocracy and military junta).
- ↑ New Oxford American Dictionary (2007)
2007
- (Kraska, 2007) ⇒ Peter B. Kraska) ⇒ (2007). “Militarization and policing — Its relevance to 21st century police." Policing
- QUOTE: … To begin, militarism is an ideology geared toward solving problems. It is a set of beliefs, values, and assumptions that stress the use of force and threat of violence as the most appropriate means to solve problems. It glorifies the use of military power, hardware, operations, and technology as its primary problem-solving tools. Militarization is the implementation of the ideology of militarism. It is the process of arming, organizing, planning, training for, and sometimes implementing violent conflict. To militarize means adopting and applying the central elements of the military model to an organization or particular problems, like the drug problem. … and militarization can operate as powerful theoretical lenses to make sense of many issues and trends in society — particularly those societies such as the...
1910
- (James, 1910) ⇒ William James. (1910). “The Moral Equivalent of War.” In: Popular Science, 77.