Microsoft Workers Demand It Drop $450M U.S. Army Contract

Re:Microsoft Workers Demand It Drop $450M U.S. Army Contract by eibrahim on Friday February 22, 2019 @07:25PM (#19230547)

Well said. It’s definitly a tough position but that is reality. I am an immigrant and lean more to the left of center but we got have common sense.

I would rather have America be dominant than any other nation. With all our faults, we excercise incredible restraint with our immense powers. This of course could change if we end up electing more leaders like Trump. We need to stay strong militarily but also need good and intelligent leaders which unfortunately we don’t currently have.

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Re:Microsoft Workers Demand It Drop $450M U.S. Army Contract by pnw_hazor on Friday February 22, 2019 @07:44PM (#19230693)

How many wars has Trump started? I haven't kept count.

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Re:Microsoft Workers Demand It Drop $450M U.S. Army Contract by king_magic on Friday February 22, 2019 @07:50PM (#19230739)

Literally... zero?

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Re:Microsoft Workers Demand It Drop $450M U.S. Army Contract by quakeguy on Friday February 22, 2019 @08:12PM (#19230878)

How many has he ended?

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Re:Microsoft Workers Demand It Drop $450M U.S. Army Contract by pnw_hazor on Friday February 22, 2019 @08:27PM (#19230948)

It seems like he is trying to end at least a couple.

However, entrenched interests and Trump haters (both Dem and GOP) can't let that happen.

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Re:Microsoft Workers Demand It Drop $450M U.S. Army Contract by joejerryronnie on Friday February 22, 2019 @11:24PM (#19231615)

Do Twitter wars count?

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Re:Microsoft Workers Demand It Drop $450M U.S. Army Contract by eibrahim on Friday February 22, 2019 @09:25PM (#19231188)

Fair question, it's not just about the wars he starts/ends. It's about the rhetorics and the planting of seeds of conflict and hate and what becomes of it in 4 years or 10 years or 20 years.

Simple words by a country's leader could ruin relationships between nations for decades or between different parts of society.

You don't just start hating {insert favorite target jews|blacks|muslims|christians|whites} overnight, it takes time. You plant the seeds of hate and let them flourish into ethnic cleansing|holocaust|interment camps|etc.

It's our duty to nip that shit in bud right now :). We have come so far to let that sort of shit take us back.

I apologize for taking this discussion in a political direction. In any case, I think it's important for us to have a strong military and Microsoft helping our military build better weapons/systems/tools is a good thing. A strong America is a good thing - as long as we have no Trumps :)

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Re:Microsoft Workers Demand It Drop $450M U.S. Army Contract by pnw_hazor on Friday February 22, 2019 @09:37PM (#19231240)

Fair enough. I knew pushing back here on HN with even one fact would buy me some downvotes.

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Re:Microsoft Workers Demand It Drop $450M U.S. Army Contract by maroonblazer on Friday February 22, 2019 @09:47PM (#19231278)

One cherry-picked fact tends to earn, rightfully, downvotes.

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Re:Microsoft Workers Demand It Drop $450M U.S. Army Contract by pnw_hazor on Friday February 22, 2019 @10:03PM (#19231324)

Orange Man Bad and all that. There is plenty to jibe at Trump about, however, starting wars is not one of them. That's the exclusive realm of professional Ivy league educated politicians and diplomats AKA our betters.

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