Posted on 05/15/2021 8:48:38 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
A commander of a U.S. Space Force unit tasked with detecting ballistic missile launches has been fired for comments made during a podcast promoting his new book, which claims Marxist ideologies are becoming prevalent in the United States military.
Lt Col. Matthew Lohmeier, commander of 11th Space Warning Squadron at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, was relieved from his post Friday by Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, the head of Space Operations Command, over a loss of confidence in his ability to lead, Military.com has exclusively learned.
"This decision was based on public comments made by Lt. Col. Lohmeier in a recent podcast," a Space Force spokesperson said in an email. "Lt. Gen. Whiting has initiated a Command Directed Investigation on whether these comments constituted prohibited partisan political activity."
Lohmeier's temporary assignment in the wake of his removal was not immediately clear.
Earlier this month, Lohmeier, a former instructor and fighter pilot who transferred into the Space Force, self-published a book titled "Irresistible Revolution: Marxism's Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American Military."
"Irresistible Revolution is a timely and bold contribution from an active-duty Space Force lieutenant colonel who sees the impact of a neo-Marxist agenda at the ground level within our armed forces," a description of the book reads.
Lohmeier sat down last week with L. Todd Wood of the podcast "Information Operation," hosted by Creative Destruction, or CD, Media, to promote the book. He spoke about U.S. institutions, including universities, media and federal agencies including the military, that he said are increasingly adopting leftist practices. These practices -- such as diversity and inclusion training -- are the systemic cause for the divisive climate across America today, he said.
From his perspective as a commander, Lohmeier said he didn't seek to criticize any particular senior leader or publicly
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Stephen Whiting. gotta remember that name. who appointed him?
So who exactly are the Marxist military kunts?
>> how about we fight and take it all back
Exactly — not an inch of soil.
This is getting scary. I mean SERIOUSLY scary.
"Not a good idea to get political no matter what your views are. If it comes down from above and you disagree guess who’s problem it is?"
Marxism is a threat to the United States and it was proved by the bodies of service members in Korea and Viet Nam. Remember? History has proved that Marxism is a threat, and it has NO PLACE within the U.S. MILITARY! There is nothing POLITICAL about this other than the jackassed moron Lt. General who decided to make it political!
It’s the question we now have to answer: how do you stop a Marxist takeover of one’s country?
Looking to history the military taking over is the most common path. Examples are Spain, Greece, and Chile. The left is very aware of and are making sure the military is under their control.
I hope Trump reclaims the Whitehouse and promotes this guy to General so he can clean house.
Exactly. Lt. Gen. Whiting needs a congressional grilling and be ordered to identify avowed Marxists currently serving in the military.
Sounds like Stephen Whiting is a treasonous Commie-lover to me...
Yep, Whittaker Chambers tried to warn us. Didn’t he also say, when he denounced the communist party, that he feared he was leaving the winning side for the losing side?
PING!
The thought control commissars are in charge,
Alright, folks. Here’s an excellent educational movie for young people about communism. It will give them a real feel for the communist environment *without* unnecessary gore, sex or violence. *It’s free,* and it will certainly hold their attention. It’s your duty as Americans to show young people the truth about communism.
Balloon (the movie)
https://www.xumo.tv/channel/9999734/free-horror-and-thriller-movies?v=XM0QHHU3D4FDE6&p=14702
Description, Info:
Balloon (2018)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7125774/?ref_=ttloc_loc_tt
And you’ll probably enjoy it yourselves.
Please note these two paragraphs buried in the article:
“For a self-published work, policies that may apply include DoD Directive 1344.10 and associated guidelines discussing political activity in uniform. According to the services’ standards, personnel may express their views freely, but they are still expected to uphold their branch’s core values both on and off duty.”
“Those are fairly broad and would not prevent publication, but might impose some minor limitations on content,” Golby said Friday. Also, policies associated with a service member’s security clearance or policy-related access, are usually covered by an Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) or a clearance read-in agreement, Golby said.”
Even though I retired from the active Army in 1993 and as an Army civilian historian in 2017, I am still bound because of my clearance level that I held up to my 2017 retirement, I must submit any book or article I might write that covers military related topics since 1947 for review. If he did not do this, then he can be in trouble for violating the NDA he signed as part of his security clearances. And this is even if he clearly did NOT write about classified information. LTG H. R. McMaster had to get similar review of his 1997 book “Dereliction of Duty.”
But if he did submit it and it was approved, then this action is definitely wrong.
“It’s the question we now have to answer: how do you stop a Marxist takeover of one’s country?”
Communism according to Marx was never meant to be instituted in a more undeveloped/mostly still peasant country. It was to be a takeover of mostly industrialized, already highly developed countries with a lot of intellectual elites turned left by love of the Marxist ideology (such as are the current circumstances in our Country). We are ripe for it, the perfect storm.
The Russian revolution was a fluke, and a crime of opportunity brought about by unique circumstances at the time of WWI. The Marxists took what they could get, and the poor folk of Russia were the vehicle they used to institute their socialist ideology. But Marxism was really meant for a society such as ours. Highly developed, and ripe for the plucking.
Joseph McCarthy was right.
You would probably find today’s episodes of Bannon War Room Pandemic very germane to your post...They provide actions to take.
Marxist military don’t appreciate being labeled Marxist.
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