Hmmm...Even a cursory reading of history will show that governments have tended to use "technologies" for "evil" more often than not.
Excluding the Constitutionally mandated responsibility for the Nation's defense on the battlefield, since the 1990's, the U.S. government's use of technology has been directed primarily to setting the tyranny that is enveloping us in cement.
Excluding any opportunities offered by 99942 Apophis, the next 1000 years will be the darkest in mankind's history.
Even a cursory reading of history will show that governments have tended to use “technologies” for “evil” more often than not.
You are correct and no argument from me. However, in a democracy with a constitution that every soldier, cop, politician, and leader takes an oath to uphold who is really to blame? We don’t live in a totalitarian state and if we do it’s our own fault is’nt it?
The lesson of American politics seems to be one where everyone counts on someone else to monitor the excesses of government. Too bad most of our fellow citizens are either ignorant or more concerned with American Idol than what takes place at their local commission meeting or in congress.
I won’t participate in that and I have taken the oath 4 times as a soldier and cop.