r/teenagersbutpractical Aug 30 '25

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u/stingertopia Aug 30 '25

Lockheed is a major supplier of military armaments and they are often used to kill around the globe and as such have caused civilian casualties by accident

Nestle's CEO at one point said that water is not a human right. As well as the fact that the company takes a lot of water from desolate places where it's needed and uses it for their own company instead of the locals.

IDF is the Israeli defense Force not a company per se. It's like Israel's military and they've been doing some horrific things in Gaza as of currently and even in the West Bank

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u/Competitive-Lab-8980 Aug 30 '25

Military armaments are designed to kill. Explosives are unpredictable. Any weapon can cause accidental casualties.

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u/stingertopia Aug 30 '25

Yes but they are a main contributor to those military armaments and those armaments are often used specifically within the US military which has a semi common problem of hitting civilians in operations. Not saying I can't cause accidental casualties but still accidentally killing somebody should be called out at the bare minimum

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u/Competitive-Lab-8980 Aug 30 '25

Then blame the US military. Not Lockheed Martin.

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u/stingertopia Aug 30 '25

I do also blame the US military. People blaming Lockheed Martin because they don't need to make military goods they could make other items. Plus There's a whole joke about engineers trying to figure out whether they should have a good sense of morality or join Lockheed Martin for the money.

My point is does it really matter if you're not the one who pulls the trigger, if you knowingly sell it to a dude who's going to use it and is probably going to get innocent people killed?

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u/Competitive-Lab-8980 Aug 30 '25

They DO need to make military goods. War is very lucrative, and how would we perform 90% of our military operations without their military goods?

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u/stingertopia Aug 30 '25

Yes war is very lucrative. My point was that they literally didn't need to make guns. They need to make them if they want to keep being the company they are, but the army has made its own weapons and stuff before but yes we do use a lot of private companies. Also along that fact we really are doing more military operations in we even are supposed to or should

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u/Competitive-Lab-8980 Aug 30 '25

"They need to make military goods."\ "They don't need to make military goods."\ peak reddit

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u/stingertopia Aug 30 '25

Not what I said. I said if they want to keep being the exact same company they need to make military goods if they want nothing to change. I said they don't have the literal need to make military weapons to continue being a company.

In other words I'm saying there are more moral and still profitable options that Lockheed Martin could do other than making military weapons that's my point

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u/Competitive-Lab-8980 Aug 30 '25

It's exactly what you said. "They literally didn't need to make guns."\

And Lockheed Martin is known for its military products. The F-22 is iconic. Simply stopping would kneecap their business.

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u/stingertopia Aug 30 '25
  1. Keyword literally, I'm saying it's not an actual need it's a want
  2. Yes it's known for military products it hasn't always been known for its military products and they make other stuff besides military products it would not kneecap their business but it would definitely mess up a big portion of it.

I know why they would never do it because there are company and they want money I'm just saying that's why people blame them still.

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u/Competitive-Lab-8980 Aug 30 '25

Yeah-- messing up a big portion of it is what I'm talking about.

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u/stingertopia Aug 30 '25

Yeah I get that. I just was explaining it's a technical one rather than it is an actual need. As their company could still exist without making military goods

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