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Nick Douglas's avatar

The march toward Fascism, Nazism, Zionism, and Totalitarianism of the western "civilization" was evident 30+ years ago. Fascism is the natural end state of the genocidal satanic kleptocratic and kakistocratic western societies.

Vin LoPresti's avatar

I see no end to this madness. Anything for surveillance. Next it'll be robot hamsters, fat little creatures that they'll try to convince your children are pettable. And then, robot Randy Fines, who'll come to your door offering tiny hats as winter wear.

Feral Finster's avatar

This is why the administration will steamroll any opposition to data centers. 1984 is in their grasp, so to hell with the consequences!

Patrick Powers's avatar

A swarm of deadly poisonous robot wasps.

Judy Bancroft's avatar

I read somewhere today that ICE may be supplied with those robotic ‘dogs’…..to assist them in their work of terrorising and incarcerating innocent people and children. Orwell must be turning in his grave……

Vin LoPresti's avatar

Orwell's ghost is gasping in astonishment

Patrick Powers's avatar

Orwell didn't predict that propaganda could become a highly popular and profitable private enterprise.

Vin LoPresti's avatar

Prescience has its limits, even for the most talented of prophets!

Judy Bancroft's avatar

Slight correction - my apologies - read about the ‘dogs’ here and another Substack ….no doubt reported widely …..

Jordan's avatar
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"Quadruped unmanned ground vehicles".

I also hate these ridiculous phrases used to sanitise killing technology.

xianshep's avatar

If it's any consolation, $2M couldn't possibly buy more than 3 or 4 of those "dogs."

But yeah, the oligarchs are definitely pining for their army of murder bots to deter, if not crush, any rebelliions.

One reason to hope that battery tech does NOT improve...

JennyStokes's avatar

I think batteries use more than just Lithium to work.

China will not send more rare earths to the US.

Patrick Powers's avatar

Those dogs cost $75,000.

xianshep's avatar

Damn, now I want one!

Feral Finster's avatar

"I guess it makes sense that the empire’s mad rush to normalize police robots would be spearheaded by the department responsible for persecuting immigrants; there’d be more domestic pushback if these dystopian machines were patrolling the streets targeting less marginalized populations."

Somewhat like how they call kidnapping and press-ganging literal cancer victims and mental patients into the army "recruitment", when it happens in Ukraine.

https://thespectaclemag.substack.com/p/the-ukrainian-people-are-fighting

And no, nobody should join the CIA. Had a conversation with a doctrinaire Team D human about no, the CIA are not shits when they torture and murder people, but at the same time patriots when they invent elaborate conspiracy theories and foist them on the public.

No, it is not "treason" to call out these conspiracy theories, as the standard for "treason" does not depend on the fact that ypu personally really don't like Trump. I don't like him either, but I don't need to make crazy shit up to justify this.

Bushrod Lake's avatar

Every time I think things can't get worse, they do. We fought WW II against fascists, and now Antifa (anti- fascism) are terrorists? Jesus H. Christ! Who are these people representing?

JennyStokes's avatar

IF that is a dog I will eat my little hat..........looks as though one could push them over quite easily. My dog (real) would kill it.

John Kelly's avatar

It's amusing they think DSA performance clowns who support DemocRATS are leftists, but the whole thing is a shit-show of fascist state fuckery.

X K's avatar

"Yep. Liberalism is lengthy Atlantic essays weeping about how trans people are being excluded from operating the foreign baby incineration machine."

Nice, neat job nailing both the (wishy-washy) political stance and the magazine.

"The CIA is one of the most psychopathic institutions that has ever existed, and nobody of any sexual iteration should ever join it."

So when (doubtful), if (more the remote case) the revolution does take place and does succeed, and these and other soulless psycho- and sociopathic body snatchers are rounded up, should they be allowed an insanity defense for what they've done to the society of human beings, or just straightaway given a fair trial and hanged without all the fuss and bother?

ennui_mcgee's avatar

They'll flee the country the second their hide is on the line, like rats from a sinking ship. These people stand for nothing, believe in nothing. The loudest patriots are the biggest traitors.

Patrick Powers's avatar

Long ago I saw a video of a drone burning a huge wasp nest with a flamethrower. Scariest thing I ever have seen.

Yasmine Nasser-rafi's avatar

Precious Caitlin, robot dogs do not distinguish between immigrants and Americans. Robots are color bind and they are seemingly programmed to destroy and desecrate every living being. That includes pets! Except they are the psychopaths artificial "Pets". Trump displayed their intention to use them on flag day, June 14th.

Harry Ziboo's avatar

I wonder if we who read columns like this, common dreams, etc, will be dog food for these robot dogs and their ICE operators.

Michael's avatar

CIA welcome pedos

Sean Griobhtha's avatar

Oil Paint Sprayers with added industrial glue.

Russell McOrmond's avatar

Apparently Westerners (Loyalists to Western worldviews -- not merely specific individuals -- don't let "Enlightenment" individualism distract you) love to turn Dystopian fiction into Dystopian reality.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalhead_(Black_Mirror)

Clip from episode

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDP9jA6k_UE

Netflix advert:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xejjA2AFO5I

Another WorldView Is Possible's avatar

I'm working on a punchline, for a new Yaakov Smirnov joke... What do you think?:

"In Trumpist America - 'Dogs' are YOUR MASTERS."

The problem with the set-up, is that I can't come up with anything worse, from - "Soviet Russia"