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9. We should show far more grace towards those who have subjected themselves to public life. The eradication of any space for forgiveness—a jettisoning of any tolerance for the complexities and contradictions of the human psyche—may leave us with a cast of characters at the helm we will grow to regret.

This one is funny. As if we are in a political environment where the public overreacts to any minor scandal, instead of one where every line gets crossed and somehow it isn't far enough. What kind of pretend reality is this person living in?

This post had me in a bad mood all day, so I spent some time trying to understand who this guy is, since he's essentially being paid to spy on all of us now and has the ear of many, many elected officials.

This post is a synopsis of his book, which is a call for post-liberal, pro-American-power, anti-decadence, and defense-tech nationalism. Not exactly MAGA, not exactly neocon, and not exactly centrist Democrat, but basically saying: “the republic needs warriors, engineers, and belief.” It's like if you took W40K and shrunk it down to a global scale.

These points sure are pro billionaire... weird

You will be drafted... and like it!

National service should be a universal duty. We should, as a society, seriously consider moving away from an all-volunteer force and only fight the next war if everyone shares in the risk and the cost.

And even if you are not, don't worry, it will come visit you at home.

Silicon Valley must play a role in addressing violent crime.

This AI is pro-religion... so I guess any criticism, of let's say the Pope, will become illegal?

The pervasive intolerance of religious belief in certain circles must be resisted.

For all the bluster about the US taking down fascism in World War II, it is with ghastly irony that you have these figures within US society, like Karp and Zamiska, who out right advocate for basically racism and fascism. They simply couch their recycled old bigotry into the vague, covert lingo of the modern post-civil rights America.

But, they project what they want in society. They want less regulation upon themselves, they want more military contracts with the US government, they want the public to give more credibility to the power of their surveillance software, they want the draft so their software can go far and wide, and they want the ability to pay people less and to ask them to work more.

Then they go on to make some obligatory comment about how America has brought such peace and prosperity. And, somewhat tellingly, they wax nostalgia for fascist Germany and Japan. They just don't say it in so few words. When the US SCOTUS declared that money can translate into political power, these unqualified persons are the symptoms.

I keep asking what the ASEAN members are thinking when they see this garbage while they're days away from running out of gas and diesel.

When you use AI to write a book and it gaslights you into believing its good

6. National service should be a universal duty. We should, as a society, seriously consider moving away from an all-volunteer force and only fight the next war if everyone shares in the risk and the cost.

Go down to your local recruiters office, asshole. Sign the fuck up and serve a tour before having an opinion on the matter of what everyone else should do. You'll happily volunteer us and our children for the shredder of your AI powered warfare, and act like it is a duty "we" all share, while doing nothing but profiteering in the process. Don't pretend like you'll put your own life at risk, dick, we know better.

Deranged lunatic that has never touched grass

I think their republic will not last long, and they will destroy it along with themselves, which is the funniest thing.

Some of the points don't sound bad, in and of themselves. But in this context just come off as dripping in bad faith