Is a Kickstarter Against ISIS Possible? Hire Private Army

6 points by brianmac 11y ago ↗ HN

So I don't follow the news regularly, it just so happens a lot of the brutal, animalistic actions of ISIS have made it's way into my Facebook. What spurred this post was I saw an article on ISIS to target the assassination of Jack Dorsey (Twitter) for suspending their accounts.

A maxim came across is stop complaining and solve it, so I am curious with the technology and crowd funding we have, would it be possible 1) To raise funds on a platform like kickstarter, 2) How much? / If a Private Military contracting company would take to send strike forces in. 3) Legal ramifications / barriers.

Curious what people think.

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maxharris 11y ago ↗

I agree that the Islamic State should be smashed to smithereens, but this won't be enough.

drivingmenuts 11y ago ↗

I'd guess that no mainstream crowdfunding site would touch this one under any circumstances. The liability issues alone would be staggering.

And ultimately, who's going to indemnify you, as the employer of the PMC, against war crimes?

Backlash85 11y ago ↗

I would back it ;)