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It's not about drones per se. It's about giving untrustworthy governments such a powerful tool to oppress.
by forgotAgain 14y ago
It's not about drones per se. It's about giving untrustworthy governments such a powerful tool to oppress.
- _djo_ 14y agoBoth South Africa and Kenya already operate military drones, in South Africa's case dating back to the mid-1980s. The idea that a tiny number of cheap low-endurance crowd-funded drones will increase government oppression or that these governments can't already get better drones is poorly thought-through. Plus, neither South Africa nor Kenya can be considered 'oppressive' governments.
- lifeisstillgood 14y agoGovernments have repressed with swords and spears for far longer than we care to remember. Communication tools have so far managed to undo repression more than enable it. Hopefully the trend will continue.