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minus-squarecobwoms@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up27·21 days agoshooting down a drone doesn’t even harm anybody. in fact, you can only save lives by shooting it down
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·21 days agoYeah I love that I can just fully cheer for them to be shot down and I don’t have to feel bad that soldiers are dying.
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-221 days agoWell, the only harm I see is that the US will then take more money from healthcare and education to build more drones. How much does each of there drones cost in taxpayer $? Update: unverified comments below say > $15 million per drone. That’s a lot of kids with cancer that won’t get cured
minus-squareOmgpwnies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·21 days ago~5 million meals for hungry people per drone ($3/meal will be a little lean, but probably enough for a sandwich and some veggies). 150,000,000 meals in just this.
shooting down a drone doesn’t even harm anybody. in fact, you can only save lives by shooting it down
Yeah I love that I can just fully cheer for them to be shot down and I don’t have to feel bad that soldiers are dying.
Well, the only harm I see is that the US will then take more money from healthcare and education to build more drones.
How much does each of there drones cost in taxpayer $?
Update: unverified comments below say > $15 million per drone. That’s a lot of kids with cancer that won’t get cured
~5 million meals for hungry people per drone ($3/meal will be a little lean, but probably enough for a sandwich and some veggies). 150,000,000 meals in just this.