chromolium_falcon to Memes · 1 day agois violence considered a cultural export?imagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down112
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minus-squareMisterScruffylinkfedilinkarrow-up19·1 day agoWe love to cheer the death machines don’t we
minus-squareNaibofTabr@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·15 hours agoBetter 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
minus-squareMadison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·24 hours agoTo be fair the b1 lancer is pretty fascinating, most military equipment is pretty neat honestly. The use of it is the problematic part.
minus-squareMisterScruffylinkfedilinkarrow-up11·23 hours agoIts fascinating in the same way that a medieval torture device is fascinating
minus-squareMadison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-222 hours agoSo we agree. Things can be neat and still have horrible purpose.
minus-squareHideakikarate@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·16 hours agoI’m partial to the rack, and it’s opposite, the Scavenger’s Daughter.
We love to cheer the death machines don’t we
Better to put them on show than put them to use, but also yes there’s something vulgar in celebrating weapons.
Tao The Ching #31
Tao The Ching #42
To be fair the b1 lancer is pretty fascinating, most military equipment is pretty neat honestly. The use of it is the problematic part.
Its fascinating in the same way that a medieval torture device is fascinating
So we agree. Things can be neat and still have horrible purpose.
I’m partial to the rack, and it’s opposite, the Scavenger’s Daughter.