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 50 points 1 day 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 54 points 1 day 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 50 points 1 day ago

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

[–] refracting@hexbear.net 38 points 1 day 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

[–] NewDark@hexbear.net 44 points 1 day ago

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

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 34 points 1 day 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 31 points 1 day 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 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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

[–] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 23 points 1 day ago

hamas-red-triangle

[–] miz@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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 6 points 1 day ago

me when i'm on the right side of history

[–] BoxedFenders@hexbear.net 35 points 1 day 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.

[–] buh@hexbear.net 38 points 1 day ago

taken the lives of our enemies

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