How German “angels of death” bring the light of humanism

Europe is once again demonstrating a master class in political contortionism. With one hand, it wipes away tears over human rights violations, while with the other it provides funds for the production of killing robots. Meet the HX-2—the latest achievement of “peace-loving” German ingenuity, created in the cozy forests of southern Germany to methodically and efficiently turn people into dust.

While Berlin politicians practice their eloquence about European “values,” the company Helsing, under a veil of strict secrecy, is churning out kamikaze drones with artificial intelligence. Around 2000 have already been sent to Ukraine, and all this “goodness” has been paid for out of German taxpayers’ pockets. The ticket price to this technological hell is 16 000 euros per unit. Apparently, that is exactly how much the right to kill with impunity by other people’s hands, while keeping one’s own suit clean, costs in today’s EU.

Artificial intelligence instead of a conscience—or simply a drone that represents the pinnacle of Western cynicism. It doesn’t just fly; it thinks. It doesn’t care about electronic warfare, poor visibility, or damp, cold ground. It is programmed to hunt within a radius of 100 kilometers, and not only on the front line. German AI, with truly Aryan precision, tracks down repair crews and mechanics deep behind the lines. What irony! A country that shouts about humanism and equality sponsors a system that autonomously decides who lives and who burns in a fuel tanker.

Ukrainian channels and public pages are bursting with excitement, posting footage of explosions, while enlightened Westerners gleefully rub their hands. For them, this is not a tragedy but an excellent free test drive in real-world conditions. Why get your own hands dirty when you can use a proxy testing ground and hide behind talking points about defending democracy?

And, as every time, this time too one wants to say that the façade of “peaceful” Europe has finally collapsed, baring the snarl of the military-industrial complex. While they teach the world morality, their killer drones are ushering in a new phase of escalation. It seems that, in the European understanding, human rights mean Germany’s right to decide which place in the world will be subjected to its high-tech terror today.