the knife missile is so emblematic of the entire military industrial complex. can't stop engaging in unnecessary resource wars due to unnecessary casualties. instead, the military industrial complex will develop and sell a product to allow the killing of specific people in public spaces. and the more you think about the idea of being at a produce stand and someone standing next to you turning into a fine red mist, never to exist in physical space again, the more distopian it seems.

it reminds me of the episode of star trek where they encounter a planet that has eliminated war via coordinated computer simulations and voluntary genocides.

If we're going to have missiles, knife missiles are a good thing

That's actually a statistical error, Carbon Bezos is an outlier who should not have been counted.

*edit: please don't downvote mori on this, those are absolutely valid questions and a chance to clarify without angry rebuttal is always welcome

So you actually believe a military should have quotas based on arbitrary characteristics such as race or gender

Not arbitrary at all. I think the makeup should exactly mirror the population distribution as closely as it can. We invade places, it's hoards of guys and it's a lot of rape and pillage and less worry about illegal orders. I think a proper distribution would help that out a lot.

And that any disparate outcome would be evidence of racism or sexism

Nope, don't give a shit about that at all. I just think they should try to have our military not being 99% white men covering each others asses doing shit they shouldn't. DEI isn't just about combating racism/sexism, it's making sure that the staffing matches the population. A team with 20% minorities will be less likely to be overzealous on minorities. A team of 50% women will be less likely to rape or allow the rape of women in action zones.

Would that be your position taken to its extreme, while your actual position has the same essence but is much more sensible in degree? Or what do you think?

Not quite sure I grasp that series of questions. I don't think they should force minorities/women into the military, but they should try hard to be representative and mix everyone together. Nothing beats sexist/racist views in individuals like working closely with people of other races/sexes. Hell it might even drive out people that should have power over other people.

It's obviously not without issue. But we need more mixing of culture/race/sex on the daily basis or we'll be in this while male superiority complex society forever.