Comment by justsomehnguy 2 days ago
Guns, just like a StarLink terminals are a mere tools.
Some people are totally okay when the tools are used the way they like. Unsurprisingly they are quite vocal about how these tools are bad when they are used not the way they like.
Yes.
Drones/quadrocopters along with the civilian trucks delivering the merchandise are the tools. And their purpose isn't for kill, yet you can see a lot of people who praise when these tools are used against the people they don't like - and you can bet a way more than $20 what they would condemn these tools if or then it would be used against them.
You can ask the commenters up there if they would be OK with if the same thing would be used against the things they do value. At best you would get only downvotes. At worst... you can see the dead ones, if you chose so.
PS check the 'about me' of the article author. Take a note of the dates. Draw your own conclusions.
Sounds like you're just making things up to argue against.
I don't doubt they'd decry using these tools against themselves. But I doubt they'd decry the tools. I don't see a whole lot of people arguing against drones as a general thing, the way some people argue against guns. I see plenty of people criticizing the use of drones for evil, but it's the "use for evil" part that's important in that.
Usually people are positive or neutral about tools. People are happy to have a screwdriver when they need it, and don’t generally get upset about screwdrivers as a general tool when one is used to, say, assemble a terrorist bomb.
Guns are a special case since their sole purpose is to kill, which is inherently somewhat more morally fraught than turning fasteners.