Comments on: Weapons and Technology Do Not Mix http://socyberty.com/military/weapons-and-technology-do-not-mix/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:45:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Westbrook http://socyberty.com/military/weapons-and-technology-do-not-mix/comment-page-1/#comment-120715 Westbrook Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:43:55 +0000 http://socyberty.com/military/weapons-and-technology-do-not-mix/#comment-120715 Today's Drones give us an edge over the enemy. Don't be deceived that the enemy would not use innocent people as human shields if we did not use drones and other sophisticated technological weaponry. In Vietnam, the enemy took whole villages as human shields and often, we had no choice but to take down innocent people or be killed ourselves. We didn't have drones, but the enemy behavior was the same. Generally, the enemies in most wars have a disregard for life and use innocent people as shields. Anyone that does not know this does not know the reality of war. There will always be wars and if we are not prepared to win it, we will lose our country. People need to get off this bleeding heart idea that we can be docile and war will not exist. Today’s Drones give us an edge over the enemy. Don’t be deceived that the enemy would not use innocent people as human shields if we did not use drones and other sophisticated technological weaponry. In Vietnam, the enemy took whole villages as human shields and often, we had no choice but to take down innocent people or be killed ourselves. We didn’t have drones, but the enemy behavior was the same. Generally, the enemies in most wars have a disregard for life and use innocent people as shields. Anyone that does not know this does not know the reality of war. There will always be wars and if we are not prepared to win it, we will lose our country. People need to get off this bleeding heart idea that we can be docile and war will not exist.

]]> By: Westbrook http://socyberty.com/military/weapons-and-technology-do-not-mix/comment-page-1/#comment-120713 Westbrook Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:22:54 +0000 http://socyberty.com/military/weapons-and-technology-do-not-mix/#comment-120713 Oops, please excuse some of the spelling problems. For example, I meant WWII not WWW2. Oops, please excuse some of the spelling problems. For example, I meant WWII not WWW2.

]]> By: Westbrook http://socyberty.com/military/weapons-and-technology-do-not-mix/comment-page-1/#comment-120711 Westbrook Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:32:29 +0000 http://socyberty.com/military/weapons-and-technology-do-not-mix/#comment-120711 I can tell most of your commenter’s have no idea what war is all about. It seems most of them are "yes" people on an issue they know nothing about. I fought in battle and could write a book on the issue but I will try to refrain from that. War is hell! War is not neat and clean and innocent people are always victims. There is no way around this. Some will not want to think about this, but technology brought WWW2 to an end. The Atom bomb. Yes, many innocent people died and suffered, but had the war continued, how many more thousands of people would have died? How many more months or years would the war have continued? Technology may not be precise but it is much better than destroying everything and everyone. I can draw a parallel with the medical field. Technology today allows precise pinpoint surgery, rather than cutting open a person. Sometimes it does not work as planned. Technology is intended to cause minimum harm to civilians and maximum harm to the enemy and at the same time maximize the safety of our troops. People make fantasy comments about sitting down and talking out our differences and Voila! There will be peace in the world. They are dreamers and understand little about human nature. There are people in this world who thrive on power over innocent people and will kill them without conscience. There are people who want more land or territory, more resources, such as oil. We are not talking about a handful of these people. The world is full of them. Talking to them is ridiculous. People need to face reality and quit living in a fantasy world. If they do not, they may someday see what the real world is, but not by choice. I can tell most of your commenter’s have no idea what war is all about. It seems most of them are “yes” people on an issue they know nothing about. I fought in battle and could write a book on the issue but I will try to refrain from that. War is hell! War is not neat and clean and innocent people are always victims. There is no way around this. Some will not want to think about this, but technology brought WWW2 to an end. The Atom bomb. Yes, many innocent people died and suffered, but had the war continued, how many more thousands of people would have died? How many more months or years would the war have continued? Technology may not be precise but it is much better than destroying everything and everyone. I can draw a parallel with the medical field. Technology today allows precise pinpoint surgery, rather than cutting open a person. Sometimes it does not work as planned. Technology is intended to cause minimum harm to civilians and maximum harm to the enemy and at the same time maximize the safety of our troops. People make fantasy comments about sitting down and talking out our differences and Voila! There will be peace in the world. They are dreamers and understand little about human nature. There are people in this world who thrive on power over innocent people and will kill them without conscience. There are people who want more land or territory, more resources, such as oil. We are not talking about a handful of these people. The world is full of them. Talking to them is ridiculous. People need to face reality and quit living in a fantasy world. If they do not, they may someday see what the real world is, but not by choice.

]]> By: DA Cournean http://socyberty.com/military/weapons-and-technology-do-not-mix/comment-page-1/#comment-120709 DA Cournean Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:37:26 +0000 http://socyberty.com/military/weapons-and-technology-do-not-mix/#comment-120709 Another example of government's destrutive use of power. Great story Stephen. Another example of government’s destrutive use of power. Great story Stephen.

]]> By: Luffy12 http://socyberty.com/military/weapons-and-technology-do-not-mix/comment-page-1/#comment-120707 Luffy12 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:51:26 +0000 http://socyberty.com/military/weapons-and-technology-do-not-mix/#comment-120707 Dont mix! it Dont mix! it

]]> By: rutherfranc http://socyberty.com/military/weapons-and-technology-do-not-mix/comment-page-1/#comment-120705 rutherfranc Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:08:09 +0000 http://socyberty.com/military/weapons-and-technology-do-not-mix/#comment-120705 more population today that is why there are more casualties.. more technology for warfare, more money for the manufacturer.. and believe me, most electronic comforts in the household and the community were all originally intended for warfare technology.. more population today that is why there are more casualties.. more technology for warfare, more money for the manufacturer.. and believe me, most electronic comforts in the household and the community were all originally intended for warfare technology..

]]> By: Dreyan http://socyberty.com/military/weapons-and-technology-do-not-mix/comment-page-1/#comment-120703 Dreyan Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:59:17 +0000 http://socyberty.com/military/weapons-and-technology-do-not-mix/#comment-120703 Civilians died during the Dark Ages when there was an invasion, or in Mayan civilization. They suffered when there was no war at all. Technology had far less effect on it than human nature and it still does.<br /> <br /> In the invasion of Iraq, (since you said you didn't know why we were there I'll explain- Sadam Hussein was basically killing the people himself and predended he was going to nuke us all, so we had to stop it.) the citizens had a tendency to kill each other, or try to kill soldiers who would get mad and kill them back, or soldiers sometimes killed civilians for reasons that I as a sane being prefer not to think about. <br /> <br /> You said yourself leaflets were dropped. Anyone who wasn't out by the "deadline" you failed to define was apparently dumb or had a sense of uberhonor. Technology didn't set its own deadline. And bombs are not innacurate, they automatically factor in wind speed and the like using calculus with onboard computers, which is possible because of technology. This will take more than one post... Civilians died during the Dark Ages when there was an invasion, or in Mayan civilization. They suffered when there was no war at all. Technology had far less effect on it than human nature and it still does.

In the invasion of Iraq, (since you said you didn’t know why we were there I’ll explain- Sadam Hussein was basically killing the people himself and predended he was going to nuke us all, so we had to stop it.) the citizens had a tendency to kill each other, or try to kill soldiers who would get mad and kill them back, or soldiers sometimes killed civilians for reasons that I as a sane being prefer not to think about.

You said yourself leaflets were dropped. Anyone who wasn’t out by the “deadline” you failed to define was apparently dumb or had a sense of uberhonor. Technology didn’t set its own deadline. And bombs are not innacurate, they automatically factor in wind speed and the like using calculus with onboard computers, which is possible because of technology. This will take more than one post…

]]> By: papaleng http://socyberty.com/military/weapons-and-technology-do-not-mix/comment-page-1/#comment-120699 papaleng Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:42:01 +0000 http://socyberty.com/military/weapons-and-technology-do-not-mix/#comment-120699 I too agree with your points, and I'm wondering why did those intellectual beings gave Nobel an award in the first place. They should not only look for the merits of today but stretch their minds to the perils of tomorrow. I too agree with your points, and I’m wondering why did those intellectual beings gave Nobel an award in the first place. They should not only look for the merits of today but stretch their minds to the perils of tomorrow.

]]> By: Debra Mann http://socyberty.com/military/weapons-and-technology-do-not-mix/comment-page-1/#comment-120701 Debra Mann Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:29:54 +0000 http://socyberty.com/military/weapons-and-technology-do-not-mix/#comment-120701 The more advanced the technology the more human fatalities. A very important article, Stephen. Well worth the read. The more advanced the technology the more human fatalities. A very important article, Stephen. Well worth the read.

]]> By: Mrs M http://socyberty.com/military/weapons-and-technology-do-not-mix/comment-page-1/#comment-120697 Mrs M Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:48:50 +0000 http://socyberty.com/military/weapons-and-technology-do-not-mix/#comment-120697 This was such a good article. The only kind of weapons and technology mixtures I usually am used to are those in my video games. I always ask...."is this a real weapon?" Half the time they are. Amazing~ This was such a good article. The only kind of weapons and technology mixtures I usually am used to are those in my video games. I always ask….”is this a real weapon?” Half the time they are. Amazing~

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