I will never downvote you, but I will fight you
The powers that are driving this are actually planning 20, 30 years ahead. Market solutions is a cover for class war. Trump is cashing checks written by Bush, Obama, etc.,
The “line go up” meme is prevalent because the attitude is a flimsy cover for deeper relations and actual class conspiracy
“Machines were the weapon used to quell the revolt of specialized labor” – Karl Marx
Its literally 8 people that own half the worlds wealth
If you eliminate enough jobs and increase unemployment, wages go down across the board. But then you also do away with high wages for highly technical roles
On the right, opposition to the genocide is miniscule.
Both major parties ardently support Israel’s “right to exist”. Only our most left wing federal politicians, who are like moderate social democrats, have voiced any opposition, fewer willing to call it a genocide. Often that opposition is uneven, unreliable, and conditional.
Israel is deeply embedded in USAmerican politics and culture. And our right wing is a growing fascist movement.
Idk I lost the plot at some point I just started robot posting in the middle of Walmart. Pretty silly.
For the flying drones, motors that could carry anything larger than a few kilos are like crazy expensive. So spraying or shooting something that was sticky, hard setting, or corrosive could be useful.
You could also do signal jamming, this tech already exists.
You’re not fighting the bots you’re fighting whoever sends them. So anything that disables I argue would always be possible and maybe even trivial
I’m not talking about an isolated individual Rambo, I’m talking about well coordinated, disciplined guerrilla warfare.
I’m not saying the tech isn’t effective, I’m saying it’s vulnerable, and I think that the right tactics could give us an advantage.
Just the way you seem to think about these things is very silly
So I’m not talking about going solo against a fleet of lethal bots, I’m talking about coordinated guerilla tactics that neutralize and permanently disable them. I have a copy of the tech manual for those robot dogs, eh, somewhere on my PC. The point is you wouldn’t figure out how to remove the battery, like the previous person said, you could aim for the battery to disable it, you’d already have knowledge of it.
The lens protection that I already said exists, still blinds the camera, it just protects the camera from getting burned out. It doesn’t mean its completely ineffective, but it is a way to disable one of its primary sensors. A lot of police bots also have infrared tech, I’m not sure how that works, but its just an engineering problem.
My point is there are multiple things one could to to temporarily or permanently disable a robot that wouldn’t work on a human.
I do find of funny that you stress the AI, and that is the main flaw in your argument. You assume that these systems will actually work. A fleet of military robots sold to police doesn’t have to work, it just has to work well enough to trick dumbass bureaucrats that it works. We already know how fucked up and unreliable AI is, and you just assume in your comment that the AI works as intended. AI is a buzzword scam meant to fleece the morons in control of public funding.
If you think ai police bots are anything but a scam that couldn’t be overcome through human ingenuity, I have some waterfront property I’d love for you to take a look at
For sure, it will be a form of high-tech guerrilla warfare.
There are already diy heat shields that can be made for a few dollars and have been proven against microwave emitters. You act like ppl aren’t already fighting drones and high tech weapons.
That’s true, it would be impossible to fix.
It would cost an arm or a leg to replace it
You can also shine high power lasers in their eyes. Without some mechanism to quickly block sudden brightness (tech which exists as I understand) it will burn out the camera. Battery removal is the last resort shut down procedure so the battery has to be somewhat exposed in case of emergencies. Their joints are also vulnerable, and could be gummed up.
Signal jamming, drone hacking, there’s so much potential. They scare people, but they are pretty vulnerable.
There’s nothing about a drone with a gun mounted to it that doesn’t scream “free gun”
Where do the produce boxes come from? Sourced from local farms?
Oh no! I hope you feel better!
Do you believe private property is a fundamental human right? If yes, Do you believe that people who own or run businesses should be able to pay a living wage?
Do you have a theory of political change? What is it?
Are you familiar with theories of imperialism, colonialism, neocolonialism? Are you pro-reparations?
Do you believe economic degrowth is necessary to avoid climate change?
Are you opposed to the genocide in Palestine? Do you support a one or two state solution?
Are you a British Green or an American Green?
I worry that by asking these questions directly it might affect any answers but these are “further left” than your stances.
Based on what you shared I’d say you’re a “progressive liberal”, which is a right-leaning moderate position. But that’s where a lot of revolutionary leftists, including myself, started out.
What really matters to me when relating to progressive liberals is: If you’re willing to educate yourself, and getting involved in a political party like you’re doing could help.
if your positions are based on a real spiritual progressivism, or if someone acts fundamentally reformist/opportunist.