Missiles are a lot more expensive and much less reusable than goons though. If the nation state can’t afford the goons, it can’t afford to missile you either
replyWith the digital panopticon neither goons nor missles are really necessary. Opressive forces can just disable your spending and travel credits. If they need you dead or in custody they can just grab you the next time you pop up on camera near one of their agents.
reply> Opressive forces can just disable your spending and travel credits
reply"Disabled spending" already happened to the people in the ICC that acted contrary to Trump's diktats[0], without the need for a digital panopticon, both the banks and the government know who you are.
[0] https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2025/12/12/its-surreal-u...
Drones aren't though. Plenty of ways to use the data above for evil deeds.
replyReaper drones will be the more cost effective way to eradicate amalek.
replyThere are cheap drones with guns now thought
replyThe UK gov has shown to be incredibly efficient at arresting and imprisoning citizens for social media comments.
replyPlease share evidence.
replyThis is widely promoted but not true.
replyThe cost effectiveness is the intimidation and chilling effects on a wider population, when that can be achieved with a small number of actual goons.
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