Re:A Classic of Soviet Engineering - The Typhoon-class sub
by jacquesm on Monday August 09, 2010 @11:47AM
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> The perks were no more coercieve than having health surance tied to the job + mortgage paymentd in America.
We're in agreement there.
> They are still fighting wars in the Middle East and "brave" drone pilots in Langley, VA are risking their lives daily driving to work so they can play video-games and with a push of a joystick putton assasinate individual we'll never know or hear about in a country we are not even at war with...
And that's a huge problem, and a very bad step to take. The bigger the distance between the opponents the bigger the chance of both fuck-ups and a de-humanizing effect.
> So yes, I am for critisizing imperialism and oppression, but I am for doing so for all the imperialism and oppression not just the ones that the popular propaganda machine wants to critisize.
Trying to get people to open their eyes to the faults of the country that they dearly love is a very uphill battle.
We're in agreement there.
> They are still fighting wars in the Middle East and "brave" drone pilots in Langley, VA are risking their lives daily driving to work so they can play video-games and with a push of a joystick putton assasinate individual we'll never know or hear about in a country we are not even at war with...
And that's a huge problem, and a very bad step to take. The bigger the distance between the opponents the bigger the chance of both fuck-ups and a de-humanizing effect.
> So yes, I am for critisizing imperialism and oppression, but I am for doing so for all the imperialism and oppression not just the ones that the popular propaganda machine wants to critisize.
Trying to get people to open their eyes to the faults of the country that they dearly love is a very uphill battle.