Picture shows a pride parade. A group of people are carrying a banner that says “LOCKHEED MARTIN” over a rainbow graphic.

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    Weapons can be used for liberation or oppression at the same time. Lockheed doesn’t get to say who they sell to.

    • OBJECTION!@lemmy.ml
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      Weapons can be used for liberation or oppression at the same time. Lockheed doesn’t get to say who they sell to.

      Yes, you’ve identified the problem.

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            So only the American government can sell Lockheed martin arms? Then the corporation is no longer liable for any harm their weapons cause since they have no power or agency in how they are used. Are you really sure you know your position here?

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              Wow. I genuinely don’t know how you managed to come up with that, it’s genuinely impressive.

              Try: “Manufacturing weapons of war for profit when you can’t guarantee that they won’t end up in the wrong hands is unethical and war profiteering corporations should not exist.”

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                Wow. It is more unethical to not manufacture weapons leaving your society completely defenseless. Don’t know what planet you live on , but bad people exist and they seek to do harm and must be stopped with weapons. You can’t tell them to go away with rainbows and lollipops like you seem to think.

    • Cethin@lemmy.zip
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      OK, so your earlier comment was saying they’re good for sending (selling) weapons to Ukraine. Then you say they can’t be held responsible for the bad things. If they can’t be responsible for the bad, then they also don’t get credit for any good.

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        That’s fine. They manufacture the top of line defense products. The government decides when they should be used. Those products work and keep Americans safe when used properly. The ethical use of them falls on our elected leaders, which is the way it should be.

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      “sometimes they kill the right people, sometimes they don’t, not their fault for producing weapons fully knowing that”