Posted on 03/20/2021 8:40:42 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Soldiers "from every echelon" of the US military have been openly questioning why last year's violent BLM and Antifa riots weren't treated like the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a comparison which has flown sideways up the ass of the military's top enlisted leader, Chief Master Sergeant Ramón "CZ" Colón-López.
In a Thursday briefing at the Pentagon, Colón-López (CZ) told reporters that some troops have asked "How come you're not looking at the situation that was going on in Seattle prior to that? [Jan. 6 riot]"
"This is coming from every echelon that we're talking to," CZ added.
The Pentagon is freaking out bc the extremism standdowns are backfiring and the troops keep asking about BLM riots and Antifa https://t.co/SGre8T7rNT — Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) March 20, 2021
According to Military.com, CZ told reporters that he is "concerned about the way that some people are looking at the current environment."
Colón-López said the confusion some younger troops have expressed shows why the training sessions on extremism are needed.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the stand-down Feb. 5 and gave units across the military 60 days to discuss extremism in the ranks with troops.
The military's policies are clear, he said: Troops are not to advocate for, or participate in, supremacist, extremist or criminal gang doctrine, ideology or causes. -Military.com
Others are wondering why leadership's view is so disproportionate.
Similar that's ridiculous. The Capitol riot was 1 day. BLM had 600+ in just 90 days & they have the support of the mainstream media. Way bigger threat https://t.co/eEOubfM5Qf — Sean Fitzgerald (@IamSean90) March 20, 2021
CZ claims that the military 'remains an apolitical organization,' and that it doesn't matter if extremist groups are far left or right, adding "both are off limits."
"If it's an organization that is actually imposing harm, threat, destruction, criminal activity and so on, then we don't condone that behavior," he said, adding "We're focusing on letting people know exactly what the oath tells us to do when it comes to obeying lawful orders, remaining apolitical and basically being good stewards of society."
But as the training sessions took place, some themes emerged that worried leaders.
Those conducting the sessions wanted "to make sure that military members understand the difference between Seattle and [the Jan. 6 riot in] Washington, D.C.," Colón-López said. "But some of our younger members are confused about this, so that's what we need to go ahead and talk to them about and educate them on, to make sure that they know exactly what they can and cannot do." -Military.com
According to CZ, 'younger troops need to be educated' on the difference between the broad (Marxist-organized) BLM and Antifa movement and extremists within said movements.
Meanwhile on Saturday... it begins again:
Protesters march down Michigan Highway 99/S Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard for today’s pro-socialism, Black Lives Matter protest in Lansing this afternoon #Lansing #Michigan #LansingProtest pic.twitter.com/AeWmhTj1Jy
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) March 20, 2021
“Say her name - Breonna Taylor!” chants during today’s “Michigan People’s March” in Lansing #Lansing #Michigan #LansingProtest pic.twitter.com/kDXNhU2IDt — Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) March 20, 2021
Nothing to see here - just a group waving a communist flag that wants to disband the country's law enforcement and usher in a state of lawlessness. Totally different from the January 6 'insurrection.'
We know why it’s treated differently...
And we know what would happen if the US Military was taken over by a hostile power...
To whom is Sgt. Lopez putting the question?
Nancy Pelosi, Biden, Schumer, Al Sharption ?
Yep something is seriously wrong /Captain Obvious
Shouldn’t the christen cross be up on that list? Or the US flag?
Troops are reminded their oath to the Constitution prevents them from joining any organization that encourages them to follow their oath to the Constitution.
I can see how that would be confusing.
>>According to CZ, ‘younger troops need to be educated’ on the difference between the broad (Marxist-organized) BLM and Antifa movement and extremists within said movements.<<
So according to this guy, BLM and Antifa are fine, they just have a few extremists in their organization.
This nation is totally screwed.
The US Military apparently went leftist Woke CCP while 0bama Hussein was the Islamist in charge.
Trump was unable to turn that around.
Now they are fully back at it.
Being anti-America is OK, but being pro-America is right out.
Maybe the states need to get together against the regime and use their bases to form a new military.
The President being the Commander in Chief of the US military was the primary reason the founders excluded the children of foreigners from being President with the natural born citizen clause.
We are finding out they were correct.
Wish more people would realize that it was way more than a technicality.
Fixed it for them.
In fact, this new union could merge their military and bases with another country with similar patriotic views.
The regime is in cahoots with the CCP.
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Maybe yeah.
Is there a term for soldiers without an oath?
Mercenaries?
Government Agents?
Is this not like the politically beholden Waffen SS of Nazi Germany?
Coming soon to every troop and other division of the military: the political officer ala Stalin.
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