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His company owned those satellites, and so was unintentionally involved whatever he did. Would he have been charged with treason (aiding and abetting the enemy) if he left it operation?

Would he be a horrible person if he didn't allow his starlink to be used to kill people?

Was there time to go through channels?

I hope to never be forced to make such a decision.

I don't think it's so simple.




OR, and hear me out on this, he defers the decision to elected officials and/or military personnel. You know, the people who we choose to make these decisions.

This is, of course, taking Musk at his word, which I am skeptical of his truthfulness on this, but even taking him at his word makes him look bad.


See my comment about there may not have been time to go through channels. It's not like you or I could phone the President or the Pentagon.

I also have a hard time seeing him as a "bad guy" for not letting the country we're fighting a proxy war with use his equipment.


Ok, so if there were time to go through appropriate channels, would you agree that it’s extremely inappropriate for Musk to be making these decisions on behalf of humanity?




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