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		cantbecool on Feb 24, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Drone ‘Nightmare Scenario’ Now Has A Name: ARGUS What's the motive behind the U.S. government revealing this to the public? I can't seem to logically come to any conclusion.

motters on Feb 24, 2013 [–]

To prepare people for what's coming in the next 5-10 years. If cities become panopticons overnight that would induce a greater degree of alarm and popular resistance to the idea. Introducing things gradually such that people become habituated is less likely to result in significant pushback.

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