Re:Proton Spam and the AI Consent Problem
by vee-kay on Friday January 23, 2026 @10:34PM
(#46740812)
The "war on terror" excuse to do wars for oil, was coined by "Western politic(ian)s", "exacerbating" to "manufacture consent for authoritarian policy.
Recent example: Venezuela. No need to explain this further.
Older example: Did the USA/NATO ever find those "Weapons of Mass Destruction" in Iraq? Oh wait, the WMDs were there, because they brought them there.. to wage that war.. war not on terror... but war for oil. They didn't find any WMDs, but they did find those rich oilfields, and looted them.. and set them on fire, when finally retreating.. from the war they started.. knowing that without tahat previous oil, the natives of that desert land will struggle to limp back to normalcy, even with a Western puppet as a "democratic leader".
Such tactics are "not a positive influence" on the world, because the world hates bullies. And thieves.
Recent example: Venezuela. No need to explain this further.
Older example: Did the USA/NATO ever find those "Weapons of Mass Destruction" in Iraq? Oh wait, the WMDs were there, because they brought them there.. to wage that war.. war not on terror... but war for oil. They didn't find any WMDs, but they did find those rich oilfields, and looted them.. and set them on fire, when finally retreating.. from the war they started.. knowing that without tahat previous oil, the natives of that desert land will struggle to limp back to normalcy, even with a Western puppet as a "democratic leader".
Such tactics are "not a positive influence" on the world, because the world hates bullies. And thieves.