Comment by WalterBright
1 day ago
Musk replied to that post, defending his company's involvement. "Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the US government. Any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS," he wrote. Musk added that Starlink is for "civilian or defensive activities and cannot be used for offensive military action, as doing so would be inappropriate for a commercial company".
that was 2 days ago, this came out today: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/16/musk-appro...
Advising Trump makes it Trump's decision, not Musk's.
So you don’t dispute this reporting, don’t dispute that this was Musk’s idea, which implies he lied about it immediately afterwards.
And just so i am clear on your philosophy there is no guilt that rides whatsoever with presenting this capability to the leader of the free world who then goes and does exactly what you suggested resulting in many people dying while a nation fights for its life.
If he really did give Trump the idea, do you see Musk as having no responsibility whatsoever?
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Trump is an idiot and does what the last person told him. When you interact with such a person, you can't wash your hands and say "I just advised, I have no blame".
A career liar who is a known Nazi sympathizer denied reporting about him? Come on, I'm shocked to see you carrying water for him
I’m not shocked, the HN crowd is heavily under the influence of Musk propaganda.