The surveillance giant has exploded in value as it’s scored massive contracts from the Trump administration.

Major military contractor and surveillance giant Palantir has posted a chilling manifesto on social media that calls for tech companies like itself to play a larger role in a dystopian future where imperialist and white supremacist powers are unleashed and Americans are increasingly subject to the whims of the surveillance state.

The post contains 22 points it says were summarized from a 2025 book, The Technological Republic, written by Palantir co-founder Alex Karp and Nicholas W. Zamiska, head of corporate affairs and legal counsel to the company’s CEO.

The company, also co-founded by Peter Thiel, says that the U.S. should adopt mandatory national military service on a “universal” basis. The military’s needs should be prioritized above all because “the ability of free and democratic societies to prevail … requires hard power,” rather than soft power.

  • MagicShel@lemmy.zipEnglish
    4·
    16 hours ago

    Some of them do take a moment of thought, but I would suggest they only read like good points if you accept the tone and wording instead of thinking about the implications. 30 seconds or less of thought about any one of those points reveals they are horrible. But how many people give those 30 seconds? Especially 22 times.

    • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
      2·
      15 hours ago

      That’s why I said “if you didn’t know who wrote it and what their vision for the future is.”

      I mean, if you didn’t know who wrote it, or anything about them, and you read these:

      1. Free email is not enough. The decadence of a culture or civilization, and indeed its ruling class, will be forgiven only if that culture is capable of delivering economic growth and security for the public.
      1. Our society has grown too eager to hasten, and is often gleeful at, the demise of its enemies. The vanquishing of an opponent is a moment to pause, not rejoice.

      What indication is there that you should be cautious about what they’re saying?