Re:The ties between Silicon Valley and the military run deep
by chiefalchemist on Saturday June 09, 2018 @08:02AM
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Yes. But the excessive DoD budget is unconscionable.
"We spend more on defense than the next ten countries combined."
- POTUS Obama - State of The Union 2016
What makes matters even worse is we're still building (over-budget) fighter jets while our adversaries are focusing on cyber based "weapons."
If we have more military but are less safe then something is not what it is said to be.
Re:The ties between Silicon Valley and the military run deep
by sametmax on Saturday June 09, 2018 @08:29AM
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Oh but that's not a military problem per say as much as an American problem. Most countries in Europe have an army, and the bomb, but we don't do things that way.
I think it's important to separate the 2 debates, one is quite universal, while the second one is a contextual issue to solve.
Re:The ties between Silicon Valley and the military run deep
by chiefalchemist on Saturday June 09, 2018 @10:30AM
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Yes and no.
The military's responsibility is to defend the country. If they're buying fighter jets when they should be buying laptops then they are failing to do their duty.
But personally I don't. I understand why they do it. I understand the cost. I know the pros and the cons. I don't have a hate for people in the military.
I'm not even against weapons, after all I go to the shooting range.
I just don't want to have anything to do with the activity of war and I'm lucky enough to have life currently giving me the freedom to do so.