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isn’t that essentially true of any technology that reduces the civilian casualties of a conflict?
by whimsicalism 10mo ago
isn’t that essentially true of any technology that reduces the civilian casualties of a conflict?
- dwb 10mo agoThe companies involved definitely want you to think that part of their noble goal is reducing civilian casualties. As far as I can see, though, that is pure propaganda.
- rkomorn 10mo agoYou can reduce civilian casualties by reducing the number of people considered civilians.
- whimsicalism 10mo agoi am not saying that is the case here, all i am saying is that your argument would apply to any technology that lets you better differentiate/target enemies vs. civilians, which suggests to me it is overbroad.
- dwb 10mo agoYou are reading perhaps more generality than I intended. To be clear, I am talking about the present greater-Anglo-American military-industrial complex, driven by present ideologies, in which the distinction between “enemy” and “civilian” itself is extremely debatable.