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An executive in an American military contractor that is providing data analytics to the IDF joking about war crimes. This attack could not have been planned and executed so successfully without Palantir's services and they are gleefully celebrating their involvement without explicitly saying so.

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[–] batsforpeace@hexbear.net 56 points 5 months ago (3 children)

they love to brag about it

Claiming that his products “changed the course of history by stopping terror attacks,” Mr. Karp said that Palantir had also “protected our men and women on the battlefield” and “taken the lives of our enemies, and I don’t think that’s something to be ashamed of.”

[–] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 60 points 5 months ago (8 children)

A few paragraphs later he says he loves doing terrorism

“I actually am a progressive,” he said. “I want less war. You only stop war by having the best technology and by scaring the bejabers — I’m trying to be nice here — out of our adversaries. If they are not scared, they don’t wake up scared, they don’t go to bed scared, they don’t fear that the wrath of America will come down on them, they will attack us. They will attack us everywhere.”

[–] Pentacat@hexbear.net 54 points 5 months ago

Pretty much nobody on earth is afraid of me, yet I almost never get attacked. Curious.

[–] NewDark@hexbear.net 48 points 5 months ago

You know... Scare them. I wonder if there's another verb we could use for heavily scaring another person. Terrorize maybe?

[–] refracting@hexbear.net 42 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Imagine somebody saying the same things but for queer people. The outrage from all sides would be immense

They will attack us everywhere.

A really easy way to not be attacked everywhere is to stop being everywhere. Stop invading countries, stop occupying them for decades, stop killing their citizens

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 36 points 5 months ago (2 children)

If they are not scared, they don’t wake up scared, they don’t go to bed scared, they don’t fear that the wrath of America will come down on them, they will attack us

Least terrorist methods and goals.

[–] egg1918@hexbear.net 33 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This fucking ghoul right here is IMO the perfect example of the west being run by the failsons and faildaughters of empire.

The old school evil fuckers like Kissenger never believed ridiculous shit like this. They knew the entire point of endless overseas conflicts is to create more conflicts and thus more profit.

This goober on the other hand seems to genuinely believe the war on terror propaganda. Bro actually thinks the empire exists out of charity for the rest of the world, and not just endless death in the pursuit of always falling profits.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 22 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

They're the otaku of the military-industrial complex. They have vanishingly few experiences with whatever came before them and are just going through the motions without prior contextual understanding. They don't know where the ideology came from so they just gobble up the pablum without knowing what the pablum came from or whether they're actually supposed to believe it.

[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It literally sounds like what the villain of a story based in the British empire (or any evil empire for that matter) would say.

[–] Parsani@hexbear.net 21 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

“I actually am a progressive,”

i-am-adolf-hitler

"If they are not scared, they don’t wake up scared, they don’t go to bed scared, they don’t fear that the wrath of America will come down on them, they will attack us. They will attack us everywhere.”

Deranged and fascistic thought process

[–] miz@hexbear.net 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Princess Leia Organa : Governor Tarkin! I should have expected to find you holding Vader's leash. I recognized your foul stench when I was brought on board.

Grand Moff Tarkin : Charming to the last. You don't know how hard I found it, signing the order to terminate your life.

Princess Leia Organa : I'm surprised that you had the courage to take the responsibility yourself.

Grand Moff Tarkin : Princess Leia, before your execution, I would like you to be my guest at a ceremony that'll make this battle station operational. No star system will dare oppose the Emperor now.

Princess Leia Organa : The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.

Grand Moff Tarkin : Not after we demonstrate the power of this station. In a way, you have determined the choice of the planet that'll be destroyed first. Since you are reluctant to provide us with the location of the Rebel base, I have chosen to test this station's destructive power on your home planet of Alderaan.

Princess Leia Organa : No! Alderaan is peaceful! We have no weapons, you can't possibly...

Grand Moff Tarkin : [impatiently] You would prefer another target, a military target? Then name the system! I grow tired of asking this so it will be the last time: Where is the rebel base?

Princess Leia Organa : ...Dantooine. They're on Dantooine.

Grand Moff Tarkin : There. You see, Lord Vader, she can be reasonable. Continue with the operation; you may fire when ready.

Princess Leia Organa : WHAT?

Grand Moff Tarkin : You're far too trusting. Dantooine is too remote to make an effective demonstration - but don't worry; we will deal with your rebel friends soon enough.

[–] cricbuzz@hexbear.net 7 points 5 months ago

me when i'm on the right side of history

[–] buh@hexbear.net 40 points 5 months ago

taken the lives of our enemies

weird to have beef with a random 9 year old girl halfway across the world, but ok

[–] BoxedFenders@hexbear.net 35 points 5 months ago

Karp is always bragging about his refusal to work with "enemies of the West", as if China is begging to give up their data to a CIA asset.

[–] Ericthescruffy@hexbear.net 41 points 5 months ago (3 children)

You know I realize in the grand scheme of things this is kind of a weird/sad thing to fixate on but I can't get it out of my head that in like 20-30 years hollywood is gonna do some "based on a true story" film about this operation that plays out like an Ocean's style heist movie or something.

[–] dkr567@hexbear.net 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Shitholewood made that Israeli propaganda movie about follow up to 1972 Munich olympics event in 2005 (I think?) So 100% there will be some form of media over this in future.

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago

The Steven Spielberg one?

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 10 points 5 months ago

If Burgerland continues to exist in a recognizable form in 20+ years, yeah, I think it'll be a "what if these bloodthirsty monsters are actually quirky and quippy?" treatment.

[–] buh@hexbear.net 8 points 5 months ago

could even be sooner, black hawk down came out about 8 years after the battle it was based on

[–] RamrodBaguette@hexbear.net 39 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Tolkien doin cartwheels in his grave

[–] miz@hexbear.net 22 points 5 months ago (1 children)

did these ghoul companies like Palantir and Anduril have to license the name from the Tolkien estate? if they did I wonder how cheap it was to tarnish all his works with this reprehensible bullshit, and if it was a one-time fee or an ongoing annual payment. if they didn't haha IP law for thee but not for me

[–] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 16 points 5 months ago

did these ghoul companies like Palantir and Anduril have to license the name from the Tolkien estate?

doubt

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 31 points 5 months ago

The fucking arrogance...really disgusting

[–] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 30 points 5 months ago

I guess if you're gonna name your company after the bad guy's tools, you might as well lean into the supervillain thing.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 27 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 25 points 5 months ago
[–] theother2020@hexbear.net 13 points 5 months ago

I saw the CEO’s appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher which aired Friday. It’s actually worth watching because he says stuff out-loud and he’s a true believer. His ideology such as it is is a lot like Sam Harris but he’s more mask off and more animated and enthusiastic.

He says the future of modern warfare will be peer to peer and drone to drone. “You’re going to be using software to control small instruments and there’s going to be hundreds of thousands of them.” He mentions fighting China and Russia specifically.

[–] Palacegalleryratio@hexbear.net 13 points 5 months ago

Good god that guy and those replies. My thoughts are truly: illegal-to-say

[–] coolusername@lemmy.ml 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

it's the fucking CIA again!!! Palantir equals CIA

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 months ago

very cool that this company is now being given total control of UK healthcare data