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> What exactly is the nexus between "democracy requires defending" and "more smart people should be making fancy weapons"? "Fancy" weapons give you a vote in h
by howmayiannoyyou 5y ago
> What exactly is the nexus between "democracy requires defending" and "more smart people should be making fancy weapons"?
"Fancy" weapons give you a vote in how war is fought and who will win. They give you a seat at the table when war ends. They are the stick in Carrot & Stick diplomacy. If smart people don't make 'em, you don't get a vote, you don't get a seat, you don't have a stick, and you either go along or pack your bags for the concentration camp.
- stirfish 5y ago>If smart people don't make 'em, you don't get a vote, you don't get a seat, I don't understand. If I develop a new kind of missile and sell it to the government, I don't get a say in what that missile is launched at.
- n4r9 5y agoI'd guess you can make some stipulations in the contract. Could be wrong tho.
- the_only_law 5y agoI have a feeling that your stipulations may cost you the contract.
- cipheredStones 5y agoAlright, just wanted to get from the high-minded "nobody wants to defend democracy anymore" to the underlying "if we don't get all our best people working for Lockheed Martin, the Chinese are going to put us all in concentration camps".