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re: What is your opinion on drones?
Posted on 2/10/14 at 10:23 am to slacker130
Posted on 2/10/14 at 10:23 am to slacker130
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Removing humanity from warfare. There are plenty of compelling articles written on the subject.
Compelling is pretty subjective, don't you think? And I'm sorry, but every attempt at training someone is to remove their humanity. Ever wonder why we call people ''targets'', soft or hard? Desensitizing soldiers is age old and the advent of drones won't change anything.
Let me guess, video games also cause people to be violent?
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False. Pilots are held accountable when they make a mistake.
How many pilots have been held accountable vs. how many have hit civilians by accident? Bet you the number is pretty dichotomous.
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Posted on 2/10/14 at 10:27 am to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
Drones are tools.
My problems come with how cavalier we are in using them. The standard needs to rise to more than a group of young men in the area = terrorist camp. Killing is too cheap when there is no chance of losing anything more than a robot.
My problems come with how cavalier we are in using them. The standard needs to rise to more than a group of young men in the area = terrorist camp. Killing is too cheap when there is no chance of losing anything more than a robot.
Posted on 2/10/14 at 10:33 am to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
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What is your opinion on drones?
As a weapon of war, they have proven to be valuable to our country and I support the use of them in the battle zone. Keep our guys out of harms way as much as possible while still putting it on the enemy.
As a tool used over our own soil, I believe them to have extremely intrusive and semi-unconstitutional characteristics. They will serve a purpose in the commercial market over the long term but I don't believe in government use of them over American soil.
I know they have their uses like search and rescue, protecting borders etc., so it is an interesting subject that many people are torn on IMO.
Posted on 2/10/14 at 10:50 am to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
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Compelling is pretty subjective, don't you think?
Maybe, I've failed in my search for an article that I find compelling. The short summary article- discussed This story, which is a great read. It also covered events like Christmas day truces during WWI. It explained how veterans of opposing countries in war often have more of a bond together than with their own countrymen who didn't go to war. Something about sharing the same piece of mud, terrified, cold and hungry galvanizes a bond for all who fought, regardless of side. When you're so far removed from your previous life and you're stripped to your very basic human instincts, the only thing that separates you from an animal is your humanity. These elements are lost when you're sitting in a trailer 7,500 miles from the battlefield.
Obviously the author was much more eloquent than I. It's been years since I've read it or my summary might have been a little better.
Personally, I hate drones. They screw up the airspace.
This post was edited on 2/10/14 at 10:52 am
Posted on 2/10/14 at 11:32 am to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
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