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Air Force Academy requires training linked to critical race theory and Black Lives Matter
Washington Examiner ^ | August 18, 2021 | Mike Brest

Posted on 08/21/2021 8:09:00 AM PDT by Mr.Unique

The Air Force Academy requires its incoming cadets to watch a diversity and inclusion video supportive of attending a Black Lives Matter chapter meeting.

Critics argue this proves military academies have implemented critical race theory as part of their curriculum.

We are pleased to offer this introductory D&I course as part of our commitment to working with cadets and cadet candidates in fostering a safe community built on mutual respect, teamwork, and personal dignity,” a note from Yvonne L. Roland, the director of Culture, Climate, and Diversity, reads at the onset of the training.

The video follows Jose, a minority student, and three friends, while the instructions tell cadets to “decide how you think his friends should respond.” In the first scenario, two of the white friends pressure Jose to attend a Black Lives Matter rally, while the third later posits that the slogan should be "All Lives Matter," which was later described as a “really problematic” comment.

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“I can confirm this is part of required training for inbound cadets,” Air Force Academy spokesman Dean Miller told the Washington Examiner. “This is the first year this training has been used, and it is used at universities across the country.”

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: afa; airforce; blacklivesmatter; crt; military; moreoldnews
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Col. Mark Anarumo, the president of Norwich University and formerly the director and permanent professor for the Center for Character and Leadership Development at the Air Force Academy, told the Washington Examiner in an interview that the teaching of critical race theory does not allow for “a high-level debate or enhanced understanding of a topic.”

“It’s what to think versus how to think,” and the “problem with that is there is a natural power dynamic in higher education, or really in any education, where if the professors are steering you towards a certain way to think, and you buck that, your grade suffers,” he added.

1 posted on 08/21/2021 8:09:00 AM PDT by Mr.Unique
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To: KC_Lion

Ping.


2 posted on 08/21/2021 8:11:50 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Mr.Unique

Training the US Air Force to do genocide of white people to make sure there is “equity”...

We have been warned...


3 posted on 08/21/2021 8:13:19 AM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: Mr.Unique

Hopefully the cadets will be able to sleep through the course as they focus their minds on the more important subjects like flying and mathematics.


4 posted on 08/21/2021 8:13:46 AM PDT by cpt_dave
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To: Mr.Unique

Meanwhile, in Afghanistan....


5 posted on 08/21/2021 8:16:12 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: Mr.Unique
American military dies in 2021, replaced by armed, uniformed BLM & LGBT+ activists who'll likely be used against us in the not-too-distant future.

That is, after all, the reason for the CRT training in the first place.
6 posted on 08/21/2021 8:16:20 AM PDT by LIConFem (Read up on Russia's Oct, 1917 Revolution... And prepare.)
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To: Army Air Corps

This is why we lost the war.


7 posted on 08/21/2021 8:19:48 AM PDT by KC_Lion
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To: KC_Lion

And will lose the next “Big One”.


8 posted on 08/21/2021 8:20:18 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Mr.Unique

9 posted on 08/21/2021 8:21:34 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

What an absolute catastrophe.


10 posted on 08/21/2021 8:21:40 AM PDT by KC_Lion
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To: ealgeone
Meanwhile, in Afghanistan....

Exactly. The services are churning out troops who are allowed to do nothing but run in high heels.

11 posted on 08/21/2021 8:22:58 AM PDT by Mr.Unique (My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I'm running that far! )
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To: Mr.Unique

Our military is going down the crapper.


12 posted on 08/21/2021 8:24:02 AM PDT by Maudeen (https://thereishopeinJesus.com/)
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To: dfwgator

If this crap is what they’re wasting our tax dollars on, it’s time to defund the Air Farce Academy and shut it down.


13 posted on 08/21/2021 8:31:19 AM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Donald J. Trump is my president, not the Commander-in-Thief, brain-dead Joseph Stolen)
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To: KC_Lion

No. Try the mech inantry BS. Add MGMT. by stats. Then LGBT.


14 posted on 08/21/2021 8:35:44 AM PDT by Lumper20 (Get the border wall built and get back to work on the keystone.)
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To: Maudeen

Yup, definitely in deep shit.


15 posted on 08/21/2021 8:40:36 AM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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To: Mr.Unique

Go ahead, while the Muslims are training their 8-year-olds how to kill racist infidels with precision . . .

I sure wish we had the fighting force of my grandparents generation . . . now, them was the good ol’ days.


16 posted on 08/21/2021 9:08:32 AM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: Mr.Unique

Maybe they should concentrate on War Fighting and War Winning.
Just a thought.


17 posted on 08/21/2021 9:29:58 AM PDT by Kozak (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TV)
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To: Mr.Unique

Service Academies are relics. They are not really necessary and have proven that the officers they produce since WWII have little ability to fight to win the higher grade they go ring knocking.


18 posted on 08/21/2021 9:33:55 AM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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The ,eft are doing to the military what they did to the boyscouts= they are destroying it


19 posted on 08/21/2021 9:50:40 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: Mr.Unique
teaching of critical race theory does not allow for “a high-level debate or enhanced understanding of a topic.”

Exactly. Those pushing CRT don't want to have an honest conversation and talk with you, they want to talk to you.

20 posted on 08/21/2021 9:50:53 AM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem by far is that most of the news media is hate & agenda driven, not truth driven.)
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