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   Clark Kent said, 4 months ago

   Take his car key away. Drive him home.
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   Justice22 said, 4 months ago

   If he thinks of what he does as other than a video game, he may very well suffer PTSD.
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   baldhedjer said, 4 months ago

   This is why we shouldn’t be sending drones after American citizens.
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   Omnius said, 4 months ago

   Drones are the coward’s way of fighting. Just another way to be a despicable sniper coward.
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   Fourcrows said, 4 months ago

   @Justice22

   There is a Robin Williams movie from about 20 years ago called “Toys”. If you haven’t seen it, it is almost scary today. It is about a traditional toy company that begins using video games to train children to fight wars with drones. Apparently, somebody else saw the movie and thought it was a great idea.
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   masterskrain said, 4 months ago

   @Fourcrows

   Ever read “Ender’s Game”??
   Or the sequels??
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   Fourcrows said, 4 months ago

   @masterskrain

   Yes, I enjoy Orson Scott Card’s style. Ironically, I came back here to post that, in regards to my previous post, I keep getting a popup on this site for a “Call of Duty” game.
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   mshefler said, 4 months ago

   @Omnius

   Not only cowardly, but totally unconstitutional. google “Bill of Attainder” and see why our constitution specifically forbids it (Article I section 9)
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   Dycel said, 4 months ago

   @Fourcrows

   Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card 1985 is the ultimate drone scfi story. Great read
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    Dycel said, 4 months ago

    @Omnius

    Reminds me of the sword waving general (or tea bagger) waving their arms and shouting their version of honor and integrity to the end whilst standing in front of a Howitzer!
    War and the way we wage war evolves,
    So you believe we should go back to hand to hand trench warfare, ground warfare with air support, air wars, nuclear warfare threats, and now drone warfare.
    I believe you need to reevaluate your definition of cowardice.
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    DrCanuck said, 4 months ago

    Common misconception: PTSD is generally not a result of fear for one’s own life but guilt at having taken so many other lives. Should the drone “pilots” be exposed to the results of their carnage, they may very well suffer the same effects as those in the field.

    
    Twenty-two veterans a day commit suicide.
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    Dycel said, 4 months ago

    Avowed terrorist are still terrorists even if they are Americans!
    If they are here in country and we can get to them then yes due process is mandated, running terror assaults from afar requires different tactics to stop the terrorists after all they don’t play fare and see their their citizenship as nothing more than a obstacle for us to hurdle making their plots easier to accomplish.
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    DrCanuck said, 4 months ago

    ^ And all the chickehawk gun nuts in America are quite convinced they could pick up a gun, blow away an intruder, and live the rest of their lives with no emotional consequences.
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    prfesser said, 4 months ago

    @Omnius

    But it’s a great way to cut down on our own casualties!! Insurance companies save, the military can cut down on personnel, not to mention the logistics involved in transporting tens of thousands of fully armed combat troops. The companies that build the drones do good business.
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    Hey! It’s a win-win proposition.
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    And any teeny-bopper with joystick experience is qualified to pilot an explosive drone. More fun than any video game. And the look of terror on the victim’s face (however fleeting the view may be) is DY-NO-MITE!
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    Ain’t technology wonderful???
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    Kylie2112 said, 4 months ago

    @DrCanuck

    This. Shell shock/battle fatigue/operational exhaustion/PTSD is from seeing the horror and feeling guilt associated with fighting a war. It’s never been treated enough. Not after WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, or any of the conflicts in the Middle East.
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