My students just finished reading Orwell's 1984, and I always require them to write a documented research essay afterwards which compares Orwell to our modern world. This documentary demonstrates clearly how nations have a continuous, unending pursuit towards weapons development and more destructive technological armaments.
The movie also touches on the connections to Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments of 1961, which, of course, is very fitting.
One moment of the documentary that has me especially incredulous, however, is when a drone manufacturer, Andy Von Flotow, attempts to play off his innocent intent to create drones for the sole purpose of helping tuna fisherman catch more tuna. He claims he could not sell a single one, but fortunately for him the military purchased thousands of his drones after 9/11. No business man is going to invest hours and tens of thousands of dollars into a product unless he is certain he has a buyer. This guy must think the world is full of idiots.
I strongly recommend this educational military documentary.
Feel Free to view my Orwell Bookmarks over the past eight years:
https://www.diigo.com/outliner/2c5361/Orwell-Bookmarks?key=6axrxgse4r
The movie also touches on the connections to Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments of 1961, which, of course, is very fitting.
One moment of the documentary that has me especially incredulous, however, is when a drone manufacturer, Andy Von Flotow, attempts to play off his innocent intent to create drones for the sole purpose of helping tuna fisherman catch more tuna. He claims he could not sell a single one, but fortunately for him the military purchased thousands of his drones after 9/11. No business man is going to invest hours and tens of thousands of dollars into a product unless he is certain he has a buyer. This guy must think the world is full of idiots.
I strongly recommend this educational military documentary.
Feel Free to view my Orwell Bookmarks over the past eight years:
https://www.diigo.com/outliner/2c5361/Orwell-Bookmarks?key=6axrxgse4r