I'm not sure that being involved with the manufacture of the machinery of oppression makes one culpable for the oppression itself but it's not a good look. The practice continues in the form of arms deals with dubious and autocratic regimes around the world.
this post was submitted on 01 Sep 2023
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Never mind the fact that anyone involved in that project is long since dead.
It’s like assuming someone is a Nazi because their great-grandfather was a Nazi.
Fucking stupid. There are plenty of legitimate reasons to bash on shitty companies doing shitty things without resorting to baseless bullshit.