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Re:We work for Google. Our employer shouldn't be in the busi... by jstanley on Thursday April 05, 2018 @08:33AM (#16764205)
Being good at war is a bad thing if it means you're likely to do more of it.
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Re:We work for Google. Our employer shouldn't be in the busi... by alslsls on Thursday April 05, 2018 @08:38AM (#16764263)
I don't understand the way people can neglect history, and pretend that the world will live peacefully ever after from now on.

The world is relatively peaceful because the US is more powerful than all other nations combined.

I'm sure if you asked the people who signed it, they would think this is a bad thing too.

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Re:We work for Google. Our employer shouldn't be in the busi... by fahadkhan on Thursday April 05, 2018 @08:41AM (#16764298)
> The world is relatively peaceful because the US is more powerful than all other nations combined.

This not true. The US and it's allies are constantly at war somewhere in the world. Chomsky has written extensively about this

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Re:We work for Google. Our employer shouldn't be in the busi... by lttlrck on Thursday April 05, 2018 @08:56AM (#16764425)
That is relatively peaceful compared to a world war.
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Re:We work for Google. Our employer shouldn't be in the busi... by fahadkhan on Thursday April 05, 2018 @10:08AM (#16765005)
World Wars have not been the normal state in history.
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