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Re:Facebook staffer sends 'blood on my hands' memo by triceratops on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @06:06PM (#24487290)
> it is very difficult to overlook the main job of the military: kill people.

Not really. Its stated job is to keep other people from killing you.

It's unfortunate and unjust that in many cases this devolves into pre-emptive killing. But for most sovereign nations, there's really no alternative to having a military.

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Re:Facebook staffer sends 'blood on my hands' memo by shmel on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @06:56AM (#24491384)
Does it matter? Stated job of FB is to connect the community, allow you to share your life with your loved ones and so on. Stated job of NSA is to maintain IT security of the nation and perhaps hack foreign intelligence, not create a network of mass surveillance at home. But we judge them for other things, right?
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