Controversy surrounding Anduril Industries

As far as redundancy, I’d note there’s a difference between them acknowledging they produce military weaponry, and the actual fact of how offputting and outlandish their corporate image and culture are in all respects, which is exceptional even for a military hardware manufacturer.

Founder Palmer Lucky is an outspoken Trump supporter and far-right flag-waver who was cut from Facebook under dubious circumstances

By all indications, the culture he has built at Anduril is one of edgelord jingoism. In reddit threads on the company, employees have posted american flags in response to any criticism. Their entire business model hinges on further militarization of the border and similar projects, since they’re targeting technologies for a “virtual border wall” etc.

In general I understand wishing to draw a line between “employment discussions” and “the nature of a company” and broader political issues. Here it seems rather impossible, by design of the leaders of the company themselves.

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