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totoaus
Aug 16, 2008 10:08 PM
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War is bad enough, so I hear. Sadly, I am medically unfit to serve, even after 5 efforts to enlist.
The stark contrast between killing people and then going home to the kids without cooling off, that's scary.
I wonder how this will affect the people involved in "risk-free" environment of remote war just sounds like "cold blooded murder" to me vs. the potentially real need to actually fight for my own life in a war zone. But I also wonder what it will say to future generations when Dad comes home and says he killed 'X' people today. His kids might start to think it's actually right and put crime rates through the roof.
Remote war removes the physical separation on-site operations create. Actually being in the war theatre provides a huge detachment for the soldiers' family that makes it easier to understand killing. The argument would be Dad is over there fighting for justice, he is risking his own life for our beliefs and some killing is necessary. Remote war is just a bloody video game, but with profoundly real consequences; and is likely to lead idiots like George Bush into more wars for even more spurious beliefs.
I better add a disclaimer, I was born in the USA and my family moved to Australia when I was 16. I strongly believe in the USA's founding dreams, ideals & principles, but find them badly corrupted particularly by the present Government's abuse of power. My opinion is very similar to those who respect the ideals of any religion, while understanding that it is inherently at risk due to the flaws of human nature.
Comment made about the PC Authority article:
US Air Force forms first robot fighter air wing?
Top guns grounded.
What do you think? Join the discussion. |
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Slatts
Aug 17, 2008 4:29 PM
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I was found ethically unfit to serve;)
So hot blooded murder in the heat of the battle is better than cold blooded murder toto?
Seems a pretty fine distinction to me.
Seems to me that what they're worried about is traumatic shock syndrome taking over from post traumatic shock syndrome.
should save the US airforce a fortune in pharmaceuticals for their pilots to. |
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Nat.W¿LL¿
Aug 17, 2008 4:38 PM
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yeaa war is pretty pointless. such a childs game. my ex is a airforce dude...stupid me stuffed up there lol. ohh well learn from ur mistakes](*,)
id like to do IT stuff for the defence force. only thing id consider, be pretty awesome technology |
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Slatts
Aug 17, 2008 5:16 PM
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I love my flight sims. I wonder if I'd be temperamentally suited to blowing up tanks and churches and things with a drone:-k
I don't seem to suffer any pangs of conscience in Falcon 4.0:) |
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Nat.W¿LL¿
Aug 17, 2008 5:21 PM
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sims of anything are fun. im not skilled enough for the flying ones really suck actually. car ones im good at considering im too lazy to be bothered to get a license *looks out window at car gathering cobwebs* |
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Slatts
Aug 17, 2008 5:21 PM
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Damn Nat. you had me treading on eggs there for a moment with that comment about the airforce dude.
Just had a peak at your profile.
I hadn't realised you are of the female persuasion.:oops: |
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Nat.W¿LL¿
Aug 17, 2008 5:22 PM
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Slatts wrote:Damn Nat. you had me treading on eggs there for a moment with that comment about the airforce dude.
Just had a peak at your profile.
I hadn't realised you are of the female persuasion.:oops:
HAHA!!! by the way am i the only one....? |
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Slatts
Aug 17, 2008 5:26 PM
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Nat.W¿LL¿ wrote:sims of anything are fun. im not skilled enough for the flying ones really suck actually. car ones im good at considering im too lazy to be bothered to get a license *looks out window at car gathering cobwebs*
MSflight sim X and falcon 4 are my present addictions. My 16 year old son has been eligable to get a learners for a couple of months now and couldn't be bothered. Perhaps if we stop driving him everywhere...:-k |
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Slatts
Aug 17, 2008 5:27 PM
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Nat.W¿LL¿ wrote:Slatts wrote:Damn Nat. you had me treading on eggs there for a moment with that comment about the airforce dude.
Just had a peak at your profile.
I hadn't realised you are of the female persuasion.:oops: HAHA!!! by the way am i the only one....?
Who's to say...8-[ |
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Nat.W¿LL¿
Aug 17, 2008 5:27 PM
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Slatts wrote:Nat.W¿LL¿ wrote:sims of anything are fun. im not skilled enough for the flying ones really suck actually. car ones im good at considering im too lazy to be bothered to get a license *looks out window at car gathering cobwebs* MSflight sim X and falcon 4 are my present addictions. My 16 year old son has been eligable to get a learners for a couple of months now and couldn't be bothered. Perhaps if we stop driving him everywhere...:-k
that is exactly it. stop it now!!! 0_o
i have learners and a car just couldnt be bothered, funny enough i go about an hr to tafe almost every day waste of good hours there. manual woohoo heaps of fun auto is too plug and play (prey). |
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Slatts
Aug 17, 2008 5:35 PM
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Only manual I've got for him to learn in is my work van and he's not allowed to drive that. It'll cost me a fortune in instructors fees to get him up to speed (pardon the pun) on a manual. Oh well.
I suspect we should give the airforce their thread back before cyb3r catches us:lol: |
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Nat.W¿LL¿
Aug 17, 2008 5:37 PM
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Slatts wrote:Only manual I've got for him to learn in is my work van and he's not allowed to drive that. It'll cost me a fortune in instructors fees to get him up to speed (pardon the pun) on a manual. Oh well.
I suspect we should give the airforce their thread back before cyb3r catches us:lol:
haha yea bad habit of hijacking threads. one thing leads to another |
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Slatts
Aug 17, 2008 5:40 PM
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:lol: |
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.:Cyb3rGlitch:.
Aug 17, 2008 5:45 PM
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Don't worry,I'ma watchin you all. ;) |
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Slatts
Aug 17, 2008 5:54 PM
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.:Cyb3rGlitch:. wrote:Don't worry,I'ma watchin you all. ;)
Got eyes in the back of his head that bloke (and I just checked that in his profile:oops: ). |
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Nat.W¿LL¿
Aug 17, 2008 5:59 PM
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.:Cyb3rGlitch:. wrote:Don't worry,I'ma watchin you all. ;)
*gasp. looks over shoulder* hes god!! |