We love to cheer the death machines don’t we
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.
Better 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.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.
TH RAICS ET & CRU
Well traditionally when America exports violence it’s called “FREEDOM!™”
“This circus better be enough to calm your woes, peasants, otherwise we have 40 metric tons of high explosive on stand by.”
Yes, it’s the cultural equivalent of pre recycling plastic waste. Someone else’s problem.
Violence is just a natural part of our world, even at the cellular level.