Having such enemies in the first place? Definitely not.
There are entire cultural systems of tracking prestige based around having such enemies; the vestiges of them survive today as modern “macho” culture. Having enemies to crush mercilessly, and then doing so, is an excellent way to signal power to third parties.
There are entire cultural systems of tracking prestige based around having such enemies; the vestiges of them survive today as modern “macho” culture. Having enemies to crush mercilessly, and then doing so, is an excellent way to signal power to third parties.