The post also takes a moment to denounce the “postwar neutering of Germany and Japan,” adding that the “defanging of Germany was an overcorrection for which Europe is now paying a heavy price” and that “a similar and highly theatrical commitment to Japanese pacifism” could “threaten to shift the balance of power in Asia.”

The post ends by criticizing “the shallow temptation of a vacant and hollow pluralism.” In Palantir’s argument, a blind devotion to pluralism and inclusivity “glosses over the fact that certain cultures and indeed subcultures . . . have produced wonders. Others have proven middling, and worse, regressive and harmful.”

“People are saying, ‘I refuse to work on this software. You have to find something else for me to do’,” said one senior NHS official who manages data analysts. “They’re calling it a workplace adjustment. It would be like, you know, if you were disabled and needed a different desk, they’re literally treating it like that.”

They added: “It’s a significant number of people but there is also a silent majority that feel uncomfortable but wouldn’t want to put their head above a parapet.”

Another senior health official, who has worked in analytics for the NHS for almost two decades, said they would not use the FDP as it was run by an “ethically bankrupt” organisation.

“I will continue to refuse to engage with any work involving this company,” they said. “I know that there are staff who are already working as slowly as they can when pressured to work with Palantir.”

One health data official said their team was “not interested in using [the FDP] as it doesn’t do anything new for us” and “their method is to just not use it”.

“The peace activists are war activists,” Karp insisted. “We are the peace activists.”