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Palmer Luckey says America needs people willing to build weapons and fight to defend freedom: “Pacifists exist on the sacrifices of people who actually put their lives on the line.” 🇺🇸 “Societies have always needed a warrior class that is enthused and excited about enacting violence in pursuit of good aims. Philosophers can criticize those people and say they’re sick in the head, but society needs them. We need people who are willing to fight for our country. My life’s not on the line directly, but you need people like me who don’t lose any sleep making tools of violence in order to preserve freedom. I have no problem with people who say, ‘I could never do that. I’d feel too guilty.’ It’s a good thing we’ve got a mix in society. We don’t all need to do the same things or think the same way. Pacifists exist on the sacrifices of people who actually put their lives on the line. And I think we should respect that, even if we’re not willing to do it ourselves.” Palmer is exactly right. I believe we need to stop criticizing people who have dedicated their life to protecting our soldiers and our country. Since the beginning of time, we’ve always needed a warrior class and I’m happy we have people willing to sleep at night knowing that what they’re doing is protecting all enemies domestic and foreign.

Palmer Luckey, founder of Anduril, on patriotism and why he believes Silicon Valley has lost its American identity 🇺🇸 “I think a lot of Americans understand the problem. There are a lot of members of the uniparty here in the U.S. and abroad, and they buy a certain set of political values and social values that they largely didn’t decide for themselves. They’re isolated from the consequences of their decisions. I saw a lot of this when I was in Silicon Valley. I don’t want to beat up too much on Mark Zuckerberg, but I’ve got to go back to my time when I was there. There were a bunch of flags that flew on the Facebook campus. You had a pirate flag, an Instagram flag, a gay pride flag, a world peace flag. There was a Black Lives Matter fist for a while. No American flag. Culturally, it was true. They thought of themselves as part of this global elite type of person. I’m not saying there’s something bad about being an immigrant. But when you have a place where most of the people did not grow up in a country with its values, you’re going to end up with a place that much more greatly centers its care outside of the United States and prioritizes things outside of the United States.” Interesting to see someone speak out against the Silicon Valley “Davos” crew. Palmer is a polarizing figure but is known for authenticity.