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Re:Palantir seeing 'unprecedented' demand for its military AI by themodelplumber on Saturday May 13, 2023 @02:39PM (#35931322)
Yep, people love to "whatabout" it but qualitatively speaking there is an argument to be made for a rather magnificent piece of moral high ground.

Even inasmuch as it annoys a lot of people who don't appreciate this perspective--they tend to overrate it as if it must equate to perfection, a nation without problems, etc.

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Re:Palantir seeing 'unprecedented' demand for its military AI by FpUser on Saturday May 13, 2023 @03:14PM (#35931690)
>Yep, people love to "whatabout"

Americans sure love "whatabout". Every time when pointed to their problems you would hear but look at China / Russia / etc.

>"rather magnificent piece of moral high ground"

I guess crusaders are not yet extinct

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Re:Palantir seeing 'unprecedented' demand for its military AI by foverzar on Saturday May 13, 2023 @03:21PM (#35931768)
> Even inasmuch as it annoys a lot of people who don't appreciate this perspective

It annoys everyone because it's based on a false pretense.

In terms of morals, the US didn't turn up any better than the USSR, judging by how it acted when it became uncontested.

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