• Starlink helps destroy Ru

    From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Dennis Katsonis on Wed Mar 23 09:13:00 2022
    Hello Dennis Katsonis!

    ** On Wednesday 23.03.22 - 20:49, you wrote to me:

    https://nypost.com/2022/03/21/elon-musks-starlink-satellites-
    helping-ukraine-drones-destroy-russian-tanks-report/

    That's great, companies are now fighting wars themselves.
    This is a worrying development as we have unaccounted for,
    undemocratic, rogue entities now shaping politics.

    I wouldn't call Musk's involvement rogue.


    China is taking note of this, and the message here to the
    world (and to China) is that you can rely less on the USA,
    because no matter what your official political
    relationship with the USA is, companies will do their own
    thing.

    Perhaps there is such a thing as the right thing. :/


    Unless Elon is acting on behalf of the US government, in
    which case this couldbe construed as an act of war.

    I see it as Musk just taking an initiative on humanitarian
    grounds to help restore what an unwelcome aggressor has
    destroyed: communications.

    A gov't doing it could take too long to get organized.

    It would be not different if a bunch of doctors got organized
    on their own, call themselves Drs Without Borders, and go help
    people with meds and medical expertise.


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