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Re:What It Feels Like to Fly an A-10 Warthog by hesdeadjim on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @01:37PM (#25932001)
My point has nothing to do with the equipment. It's the cultural celebration of warfare and the white washing of the true horrible nature of war. "This gun is f'n awesome" is but a symptom of the true problem.

I'm not ignorant to human nature and our inherent trend towards conflict, I'm just somewhat sad that our culture in particular throws the metaphorical gas on the flame.

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Re:What It Feels Like to Fly an A-10 Warthog by Jarolis on Thursday January 28, 2021 @06:15AM (#25940551)
I feel like you're missing the forest for the trees. We love all kinds of things of a technical nature. Trains, skyscrapers, bulldozers, rockets, tanks, guns, etc. I love driving a tank in video games and I love watching movies about tanks, but that doesn't mean I condone their use in real-world warfare unless absolutely necessary.
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