Palmer Luckey: Every country needs a 'warrior class' excited to enact 'violence(techcrunch.com)
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Palmer Luckey: Every country needs a 'warrior class' excited to enact 'violence
https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/01/palmer-luckey-every-country-needs-a-warrior-class-excited-to-enact-violence-on-others-in-pursuit-of-good-aims/
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One problem is that civilization is not yet complete precisely because everything that amounts to a country has always had a ‘warrior class’ excited to enact violence on others no matter what.
Since before modern humans arose and this is anything but human nature, exactly the opposite and it is this remaining inhuman nature he is actually influenced by.
Not like there is any question, he emphasizes it like many do.
Since before modern humans arose and this is anything but human nature, exactly the opposite and it is this remaining inhuman nature he is actually influenced by.
Not like there is any question, he emphasizes it like many do.
I guess this is what happens if a person grows up in a situation where more violence provides only positive feedback.
We do, it's called "the military" and it does not preach violence for just any reason, it is the final recourse.
Peace is not possible without the capacity for war. If you say otherwise, you deceive yourself and you have learned nothing from the history of humanity.
Peace is not possible without the capacity for war. If you say otherwise, you deceive yourself and you have learned nothing from the history of humanity.
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The full quote is that they're enacting this violence "in pursuit of good aims". But often, the ones you're enacting the violence against also see themselves as having good aims. Does his company spare a moment's thought into whether it's selling its weapons just to the "good" side?
I haven't yet heard a better solution than the idea that the government has a monopoly on the legitimate use of force. That implies the existence of "warriors" who are willing (if not "excited") to use force. That moves the decision of what's "good" to the supervision of the government, and (presumably) their constituents. But that's often fractious, and I feel like it's made worse if the "excited" "warrior class" is nudging in favor of violence.