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> We need to make sure we're not being manipulated. By whom? The people telling us their experience with the program, or the people who tell us nothing about
by Natsu 13y ago
> We need to make sure we're not being manipulated.
By whom? The people telling us their experience with the program, or the people who tell us nothing about what they do for our own protection?
> The military is aware of the impact on these operators. From a February 20013 article sighting a Defense Department study: “Remotely piloted aircraft pilots may stare at the same piece of ground for days,” said Jean Lin Otto, an epidemiologist who was a co-author of the study.
Can you give more context on the quote you cite? I'm not sure how staring at the ground addresses suicide risk, as I do not believe anyone is dying of boredom here.
> War is hell. The issues are complex. Trusted new sources add to the debate.
All the more reason to listen to those who present their own direct experience with it, no?
- mrobot 13y ago> Can you give more context on the quote you cite? I'm not sure how staring at the ground addresses suicide risk, as I do not believe anyone is dying of boredom here. First i thought that was the idea, but I think "the ground" is "the aftermath" here, as in bodies and carnage on the ground.