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| Not the precise image we were looking for, but it adds a certain something to the death & violence. |
Drone aircraft, best known for their role in hunting and destroying terrorist hide-outs in Afghanistan, may soon be coming to the skies near you.War in Context on "Death From Above" & combat.
Recruiting by the USAF.Thus we have a picture of the future of the U.S. military’s approach to (not) facing its adversaries: that it can learn all it needs to know through electronic imagery and it [can] kill everyone it needs to kill without shedding a drop of blood or sweat. This will be America’s ignoble and blunt efficiency.
This vision of killing-without-combat resonates with the image of UC Davis police Lt. John Pike as he casually pepper-sprays student demonstrators. In each case the willingness to inflict suffering is directly related to the assailant’s own sense of impunity — his ability to fire without being fired upon.
There is nothing noble or brave in this approach to violence.
2 comments:
Roger 64 what you got for us?
Blue leader, there are several targets on your 20 about 600 feet from you.
They combatants?
No, looks like a wedding of some kind.
Uh, well, you know.
Copy that Blue Leader, lighting them up now.
Wedding Editor Wonders:
Hey, Mr. or Ms. P. Machining there, can you make complex parts to turn semi-automatic weapons full auto? (Just as an example, you understand. AFAF, & all.)
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