There is quite possibly an issue with vocabulary and definition. I am notoriously averse to history as a course of study, so you definition of barbarian and mine likely differ. If "barbarian" is a purely relative term, then it would depend on the two societies being compared. In our history, I can see where empires tend to dominate barbarians. If evolved/barbarian are objective terms, with certain traits being attained only when one has "evolved", then our history may consist entirely of various levels of barbarians. Have we had what would be considered an evolved/advanced civilization on par with what Caprica is presenting? One of the traits you indicated in their portrayal is a lack of focus on military efforts. If evolving as a society means dropping military forces, that would leave the evolved society open to overthrow from those "barbarian" societies like most of our history's empires.
My original comment was based essentially on an objective definition of evolved/barbarian, where all of our current societies would likely be termed "barbarian", and Caprica being the utopian "evolved" society people aim for - much like the search for spiritual enlightenment.
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Date: 2010-02-05 08:13 pm (UTC)My original comment was based essentially on an objective definition of evolved/barbarian, where all of our current societies would likely be termed "barbarian", and Caprica being the utopian "evolved" society people aim for - much like the search for spiritual enlightenment.