Silicon Valley Should Join the War on Terrorism by John McCain
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Silicon Valley Should Join the War on Terrorism by John McCain
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#2Spoken like a true autocrat.
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#4This is one guy I wish would just go away. He seems to be perpetually advocating for war.
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#5Legislation making companies force themselves to have backdoors doesn't stop terrorists from using encryption.
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#6Congress should join the war on poverty.
Re: Silicon Valley Should Join the War on Terrorism by John McCain
#7This is one guy I wish would just go away. He seems to be perpetually advocating for war.
In addition for wishing that, what actions can regular citizens take to prevent more of them from propagating and mongering for war?
- Vote for peaceful / isolationism candidates (and talk about this with your friends)
- Vote for penalties for conflict of interest/corruption related to war (owning stock in weapons companies that sell weapons to wars you legislated for)
- Eliminate the need for war by making it obsolete, e.g. providing all would-be war-joiners with better options (spend money on libraries, positive media, startups..?)
Re: Silicon Valley Should Join the War on Terrorism by John McCain
#8This is one guy I wish would just go away. He seems to be perpetually advocating for war.
In addition for wishing that, what actions can regular citizens take to prevent more of them from propagating and mongering for war? - Vote for peaceful / isolationism candidates (and talk about this with your friends) - Vote for penalties for conflict of interest/corruption related to war (owning stock in weapons companies that sell weapons to wars you legislated for) - Eliminate the need for war by making it obsole…
Don't hire anyone with a security-state background.
Re: Silicon Valley Should Join the War on Terrorism by John McCain
#9Government should fix all the braindead policy that guarantees contracts are only awarded to the 'old boy crowd' or new entrants that don't have the skill/talent to do the work.
The DOD outsources nearly everything that requires specialized skill and/or knowledge. Which is fine but the FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulations) are completely screwed.
18F and the USDS are showing a lot of promise in this domain. But, 'fixing the government' shouldn't be limited only to teams that have been blessed by presidental decree.
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Is this so-called encrypted messaging app that doesn't exist really the issue here.
ISIS doesn't have the talent to build such a thing. What they have is a lot of money and a lot of young guys to run a mass propaganda campaign.
When they're not doing that they're playing video games and communicating over team chat.
Want to hit them where it hurts, block Syria's access to the XBox and PS4 online gaming platforms. Better yet, block FB and Twitter.
Re: Silicon Valley Should Join the War on Terrorism by John McCain
#10Congress should join the war on poverty.
Every time congress starts a war these days it ends up backfiring.
War in Iraq to stamp out terrorism? More terrorists.
War on drugs? More drugs.
Given that Congress is so good at failing to win a war it's about time we try something new. Congress should start a war on the wealthy.
I bet they succeed only in creating more wealthy people in the process.