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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

Well traditionally when America exports violence it's called "FREEDOM!™"

[–] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

"This circus better be enough to calm your woes, peasants, otherwise we have 40 metric tons of high explosive on stand by."

[–] MisterScruffy@lemmy.ml 19 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

We love to cheer the death machines don't we

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 4 points 8 hours ago

Better to put them on show than put them to use, but also yes there's something vulgar in celebrating weapons.

Fine weapons of war augur evil.
Even things seem to hate them.
Therefore, a man of Tao does not set his heart upon them.

Tao The Ching #31

What another has taught let me repeat:
"A man of violence will come to a violent end."
Whoever said this can be my teacher and my father.

Tao The Ching #42

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 13 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

To be fair the b1 lancer is pretty fascinating, most military equipment is pretty neat honestly. The use of it is the problematic part.

[–] MisterScruffy@lemmy.ml 11 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Its fascinating in the same way that a medieval torture device is fascinating

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 9 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

So we agree. Things can be neat and still have horrible purpose.

[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 hours ago

I'm partial to the rack, and it's opposite, the Scavenger's Daughter.

[–] fjordbasa@lemmy.world 16 points 20 hours ago

TH RAICS ET & CRU

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world -3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Violence is just a natural part of our world, even at the cellular level.

[–] basmati@lemmus.org 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

The entire, exclusive reason you exist is because we as a species chose non violence.

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world -1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Just think about what you said. How does that make any sense? The reason we exist is because our ancestors chose violence. Name any place in the world that didn’t have to protect themselves with violence.

The reason the recent generations in developed countries have been protected from violence is because of past violence, the threat of future violence, and current proxy violence.