And yet my point still applies.
These are people who have lived in an environment
prepared especially to turn humans into cogs in the
worlds biggest killing machine.
The training they recieved, and the environment neccesary for that training conditions the psyche.
The nature of that conditioning makes it easier for
a normal loving good-natured person to distance himself from identifying with other people.
And thus, it is easier to hurt the "other", be he
soldier or civilian.
Whether or not one is a cop or a cook in the army,
one is still a product of a machine that fosters and perpetuates inhumane values and actions.
The problem is not that the soldiers are untrained
or unprofessional.
The problem is the nature of the work in which they
are trained professionals.
Soldiers are trained to kill.
I can think of no circumstances under which such training would encourage humanity or civic virtue.
People who undergo the psychological conditioning
neccesary to kill, maim and obey orders, aquire
the ability to dehumanise the "other".
Under the circumstances, systematic torture and
brutality would seem to be inevitable.
"I have a DVD playing machine here, now.
It can play DVD's on linux
What would it take to get a liscence for
it from you, so that I can then dustribute it?"
Well, actually, when I read about this poor
fellows sound card woes, the firstr thing
that came to mind was the blood sweat and tears
I spent trying to get a Mandrake distro to work
with an ISA PNP sound card
My attempts failed.
The article indeed is indeed wild speculation.
It does not, however, make any claims.
What it dies do, is spell out obvious implications.
It just so happens, that these implications are
quiet wonderful, and happen to inspire the imagination.
It is one of the most beautiful aspects of science,
that it can inspire human creativity, as well as be a product of that same creative impulse.
I seem to remember from articles in the register a while ago that USA bussinesses were vital in the
construction of the "great firewall" .
I believe the project netted lotsa dough for cisco.
This somewhat reminds me of the amreican support for nazi industry during ww2.
Please understand, I'm not "yank bashing" - theres much I admire about the culture and people of the USA. But, as with any culture, there are shortfallings.
So much for the traditional association between "free trade" and personal democratic freedom, though.
Also - good to see a worthwhile article from my local rag.
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These are people who have lived in an environment prepared especially to turn humans into cogs in the worlds biggest killing machine.
The training they recieved, and the environment neccesary for that training conditions the psyche.
The nature of that conditioning makes it easier for a normal loving good-natured person to distance himself from identifying with other people.
And thus, it is easier to hurt the "other", be he soldier or civilian.
Whether or not one is a cop or a cook in the army, one is still a product of a machine that fosters and perpetuates inhumane values and actions.
The problem is the nature of the work in which they are trained professionals.
Soldiers are trained to kill.
I can think of no circumstances under which such training would encourage humanity or civic virtue.
People who undergo the psychological conditioning neccesary to kill, maim and obey orders, aquire the ability to dehumanise the "other".
Under the circumstances, systematic torture and brutality would seem to be inevitable.
"I have a DVD playing machine here, now.
It can play DVD's on linux
What would it take to get a liscence for it from you, so that I can then dustribute it?"
Well, actually, when I read about this poor fellows sound card woes, the firstr thing that came to mind was the blood sweat and tears I spent trying to get a Mandrake distro to work with an ISA PNP sound card
My attempts failed.
I believe that the "conclusive evidence" reffers to the possibilty of truth.
It dies not refer to "evidence of cross-seeding"
lets not make the mistake of collapsing levels of semantic disinction here.
The article indeed is indeed wild speculation. It does not, however, make any claims. What it dies do, is spell out obvious implications. It just so happens, that these implications are quiet wonderful, and happen to inspire the imagination. It is one of the most beautiful aspects of science, that it can inspire human creativity, as well as be a product of that same creative impulse.
I seem to remember from articles in the register a while ago that USA bussinesses were vital in the construction of the "great firewall" . I believe the project netted lotsa dough for cisco. This somewhat reminds me of the amreican support for nazi industry during ww2. Please understand, I'm not "yank bashing" - theres much I admire about the culture and people of the USA. But, as with any culture, there are shortfallings. So much for the traditional association between "free trade" and personal democratic freedom, though. Also - good to see a worthwhile article from my local rag.