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by shrugger 3649 days ago
There is no argument. What the department is or is not doing is not up for argument. Objective reality doesn't change just because the dept used to have a different name, that's stupid.

I work with dozens of peaceful, bright people, on projects that are responsible for keeping people safe without violence or conflict or any nonsense like that. Many of the people whom I work with wouldn't swat a fly, so I don't really concern myself with the thoughts of people who have no clue what they're talking about, like commenters on HN who google "depart of defense not really about defense???" and then think they've stumped me. Honestly.
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1123581321 3649 days ago
Shrugger, I think we are aware that DoD is too big to only have one objective. My aunt, anecdotally, had a long career in cybersecurity with DoD. I still posted the comment about the old name because the DoD engages in expensive and unnecessary wars which use such a significant percentage of DoD's resources. Using the name "Defense" to interpret the department's actions decreases understanding of it.
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icebraining 3649 days ago
Objective reality doesn't change just because the dept used to have a different name, that's stupid.

Exactly. Then why did you bring the name up? Nobody was even talking about the name before you posted; seems rather silly to complain about people discussing it now.

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