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If you’re not worried about the military, you’re not paying attention
American Thinker ^ | 27 Mar, 2021 | Andrea Widburg

Posted on 03/27/2021 4:33:09 AM PDT by MtnClimber

Tucker Carlson highlights how Biden’s military is more concerned with social justice than with defending the nation.

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However, many believed that Obama’s firings were driven less by the need to create a leaner, more efficient bureaucracy, and more by the desire to get rid of people who were not on board with Obama’s increasingly hard-left politics. Even if that wasn’t Obama’s goal, there’s no doubt that, even before Biden became Commander in Chief, the Pentagon had become a leftist institution.

I won’t belabor the point here (the virtue of these posts is that they’re short), but I did belabor that point in 2019 here and here. As the second link shows, I wasn’t the only one with this concern. Sundance, at Conservative Treehouse, also suspected that the military officer class that Obama had created during his eight years in office wasn’t averse to a soft coup against a sitting president whose policies the woke officers disliked.

All of which gets me to Tucker Carlson. He’s been in the vanguard of highlighting how, that even as China keeps expanding its military, including its weapons, the Biden Pentagon is obsessed with racism, gender, and sexual orientation. When Biden boasted about maternity flight suits

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Tucker was back on Friday night with more concerns about the newly woke military. He explained that it’s no longer necessary to try to read the tea leaves to discern whether the Pentagon’s officer class (which is made up of the same college grads who have turned every other American institution into a progressive bastion) has unleashed progressivism on the military. Just go to the home page of the United States Special Operations Command (e.g., SEALS, Delta Force, Green Berets, etc.), and you’ll see this announcement about its Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan:

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


TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Society
KEYWORDS: diversity; inclusion; military; woke
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To: Bill of Rights FIRST

Has everyone forgot Obama’s below speech? The Left has long had as an objective neutering our military and creating an alternative force loyal to them. What better source than all these young males flooding our border right now?....


“We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we’ve set,” Obama said. “We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.”


21 posted on 03/27/2021 5:33:13 AM PDT by snoringbear (,W,E.oGovernment is the Pimp, )
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To: MtnClimber

There’s a very good piece in Newsweek about this issue of the aggressively woke military. I can’t post right now,, but maybe someone else can find it and post.


22 posted on 03/27/2021 5:35:45 AM PDT by livius
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To: Roccus

It’s Pat!


Pat is an It!


23 posted on 03/27/2021 6:04:59 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: snoringbear

There are ALOT of EVIL people involved in taking down our military!!!!!


24 posted on 03/27/2021 6:14:04 AM PDT by Bill of Rights FIRST
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To: Bill of Rights FIRST

Yeh, for sure. And, the most despicable are those who are doing it from within such as senior officers who’ve sold themselves for promotions. Makes me want to puke...


25 posted on 03/27/2021 6:18:09 AM PDT by snoringbear (,W,E.oGovernment is the Pimp, )
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To: MtnClimber

Major gaydar alert.


26 posted on 03/27/2021 6:24:22 AM PDT by HighSierra5
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To: MtnClimber

Personally, I am convince that if the US Military ever lost a conflict because of PC policies, it would not do an honest evaluation of the situation. Rather, it would conclude that the loss was because it was not PC enough. In fact, I shudder to think how bad things would have to be for the Elites to change course.


27 posted on 03/27/2021 6:43:36 AM PDT by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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To: MtnClimber
 
 
Yee boy - the queerio vibes just radiate off that one, don't they. Looks like the sort who'd have a teenage boy chained up in their basement.
 
 

28 posted on 03/27/2021 6:54:50 AM PDT by lapsus calami (What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
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To: lapsus calami

LOL, I was thinking something quite similar to that


29 posted on 03/27/2021 6:59:32 AM PDT by dforest (RATS are criminals and frauds. Hide anything that belongs to you. They will steal it.)
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To: MtnClimber

Liberals have never believed in defending America.


30 posted on 03/27/2021 7:21:58 AM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters. )
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To: MtnClimber

Oh for God’s sake! Biden’s military my eye. Whoever the guy is that’s impersonating Joe has only been around for 60 days or so. Even if he was controlling the military which is highly doubtful he hasn’t had time to change anything.

If you are still listening to the MSM which would be insane at this point then you are believing what they say is true. Just because the MSM media tells you Biden is doing yada,yada,yada to the military doesn’t make it true. They are still pretending he’s in the Whitehouse. If he is he’s sitting in the dark alone because nobody is there.


31 posted on 03/27/2021 7:29:24 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: lapsus calami

He set off my gaydar!


32 posted on 03/27/2021 8:22:05 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

https://www.brighteon.com/b9d53153-aee1-45dd-869d-c213a1b00ca9


33 posted on 03/27/2021 9:18:29 AM PDT by Dick Bachert (THE DEEP STATE HATES US! IT DETESTS TRUMP!!)
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To: rbg81

The military at this point is preparing for war by remote; I don’t believe politicians will be putting “boots on the ground” in any numbers any time soon - or ever again. Much of the military is just a jobs program now - and used to protect the occupied capital when an election is stolen from the American voters.


34 posted on 03/27/2021 9:29:23 AM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: MtnClimber; archy; xzins; SandRat; HarleyLady27; BlackFemaleArmyColonel; Interesting Times; ...

If you missed Tucker Carlson’s show last night, read Andrea Widburg’s full article.

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/03/if_youre_not_worried_about_the_military_youre_not_paying_attention.html


35 posted on 03/27/2021 10:01:47 AM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: kearnyirish2

The military at this point is preparing for war by remote; I don’t believe politicians will be putting “boots on the ground” in any numbers any time soon - or ever again.


Yeah, people have said that since the end of WWII. It has not worked out that way. Methinks you will always need to put boots on the ground, until you have humanoid robots that be controlled via telepresence with unjammable comm links.


36 posted on 03/27/2021 10:37:28 AM PDT by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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To: MtnClimber; Bill of Rights FIRST; Sirius Lee; snoringbear; livius; rbg81; sauropod
The YouTube link below discusses the problem as this person sees it applying to the Navy. This issue is not just for the Navy, but direction comes from the Pentagon. The next two are links I found of the CNO writing about his reaction to Pentagon direction. The final document is the policy document published by the director of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano during the Obama administration. It had to be withdrawn because of veterans group protests.

Next are ten excerpts from the last three, and of course someone could complain about context. However, I see a common theme.

https://youtu.be/3aD0OosY0yw>

CNO Message to the Fleet Regarding Extremism 09 February 2021 http://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Statements/display-statements/Article/2498904/cno-message-to-the-fleet-regarding-extremism/

Leadership Stand-Down to Address Extremism in the Force http://media.defense.gov/2021/Feb/26/2002589872/-1/-1/1/LEADERSHIP-STAND-DOWN-FRAMEWORK.PDF

Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment. http://www.fas.org/irp/eprint/rightwing.pdf

If we don’t eliminate extremist behaviors from our Navy, then racism, injustice, indignity, and disrespect will grow.

rightwing extremists will attempt to recruit and radicalize returning veterans in order to exploit their skills and knowledge derived from military training and combat. These skills and knowledge have the potential to boost the capabilities of extremists—including lone wolves or small terrorist cells—to carry out violence.

do not support racially and ethnically motivated violent extremists, including white supremacists, and other domestic terrorists such as anti-government violent extremists. However, recent events have shown that we must be ever vigilant in our efforts to identify and combat such ideology within the ranks and organizations.

rightwing extremists during the 1990s exploited a variety of social issues and political themes to increase group visibility and recruit new members. Prominent among these themes were the militia movement’s opposition to gun control efforts, criticism of free trade agreements (particularly those with Mexico), and highlighting perceived government infringement on civil liberties as well as white supremacists’ longstanding exploitation of social issues such as abortion, inter-racial crimes, and same-sex marriage.

we cannot tolerate extremist behavior of any kind,

The possible passage of new restrictions on firearms and the return of military veterans facing significant challenges reintegrating into their communities could lead to the potential emergence of terrorist groups or lone wolf extremists capable of carrying out violent attacks.

Some indicators of individual escalation toward extremism include clear identification with or support for extremist or hate-based ideology; making or attempting to make contact with extremist groups; the possession and/or distribution of extremist literature or paraphernalia; and threatening, intimidating, harassing, or harming of others consistent with extremism or hate-based ideology.

Conspiracy theories involving declarations of martial law, impending civil strife or racial conflict, suspension of the U.S. Constitution, and the creation of citizen detention camps often incorporate aspects of a failed economy.

If you observe a co-worker exhibiting concerning behaviors, you have a responsibility to report

Rightwing extremism in the United States can be broadly divided into those groups, movements, and adherents that are primarily hate-oriented (based on hatred of particular religious, racial or ethnic groups), and those that are mainly antigovernment, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority, or rejecting government authority entirely. It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration

The odd number quotes are by the CNO and even numbers come from the Homeland Security document.

The last one from the Homeland Security document is particularly disturbing to me, but I do not remember it being mentioned during the furrow. The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution says, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.” In 2009 Governor Rick Perry of Texas supported HCR-50, which said Texas claimed sovereignty to all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the Constitution. He joined potential subversives in 32 other states, which passed or were considering similar resolutions. I looks like I also qualify as someone to be concerned about, because I am a veteran and contribute to Oregon Right to Life.

37 posted on 03/27/2021 12:03:40 PM PDT by Retain Mike ( Sat Cong)
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To: MtnClimber

Yup.


38 posted on 03/27/2021 12:18:23 PM PDT by sauropod (Chance favors the prepared mind.)
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To: Retain Mike

The definition of “domestic extremist” sure seem to be moving toward the normal beliefs of the opposition party.


39 posted on 03/27/2021 12:43:14 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber
If you're not worried about the military, you're not paying attention

I am worried about a LOT of things.

got any suggestions as what to actually DO?

40 posted on 03/27/2021 12:49:07 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (May their path be strewn with Legos, may they step on them with bare feet until they repent. )
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