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Re:We work for Google. Our employer shouldn't be in the busi... by avoutthere on Thursday April 05, 2018 @08:30AM (#16764175)
> do these Googlers honestly think Russia and China and others aren't working on the same thing to be used by their military?

It's been my observation that vehement anti-war activists seem unwilling to admit that there are threats that need to be defended against.

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Re:We work for Google. Our employer shouldn't be in the busi... by weberc2 on Thursday April 05, 2018 @08:41AM (#16764293)
Mine as well. More generally, I've often observed that when the status quo is imperfect, many people are willing to opt for a worse system so long as the imperfections are different (e.g., capitalism vs socialism).
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