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Originally Posted by Brush Okie
No. in general ethics in the context of social media do NOT apply. What we do need to do is look at the long term instead of short term, something this country does NOT do well in any area of combat and we are getting worse. Reminds me of my section on psyops operations in 38A school. Social media could be a great tool and combat multiplier, or it could destroy us if we do not use it properly.
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I'm no SME, but when I look at the history of not only how the West brought down the Warsaw Pact, starting in Poland with Solidarity, but particularly with how the Soviet Union and its allies polluted the west thru active measures in the form of war protest movements, anti-nuclear movements, etc....the effects have been very long lasting.
One could almost make a claim that "active measures" and their 2nd, 3rd, 4th order effects have resulted in long-term genetic damage to the fabric of societies.
So many have rallied against the development and deployment of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons due to their horrifying and lasting effects.
But we seem to have allowed a new(more like unknown/unrecognised) class of intellectual/cultural/tribal weapons of mass destruction to be deployed and fired with reckless abandon.
To me it seems like we watched as Intellectual/cultural/tribal phosgene gas sprayed on the population in the 60's/70's/80's, took a decade long nap, and then watched again as Intellectual/cultural/tribal VX got sprayed on everyone.
Meanwhile, it seems like our "betters" have "inoculated" us with polonium instead of atropine.
Internal threats.
External threats.
Emerging threats.
Technological threats.
Both the volume and complexity of the problems we face are accelerating.