Conservatives lash out at the military over ‘woke’ policies

[Rogue Valley]

Conservatives lash out at the military over ‘woke’ policies

For the most part, conservative critics have primarily aimed their fire at Defense Department leadership. But that’s not always the case.

www.politico.com

5/21/21
Fox News host Tucker Carlson accused the Pentagon of caring more about hiring pregnant pilots than defending the United States. Sen. Ted Cruz said the left is trying to turn the military into “pansies.” And the Army was forced to disable comments on a series of new recruiting ads after criticism that the service has become too “woke.” Republican lawmakers and right-wing personalities are increasingly criticizing military leaders over what they say is political bias against conservatives in the armed forces and the new Pentagon leadership’s “cancel culture” and focus on being “woke.” For the most part, conservative critics have primarily aimed their fire at Defense Department leadership. Republicans have a long history of touting their support for the armed forces, from featuring American flags and active-duty service members in campaign videos to advocating for higher defense spending in Congress. But the Pentagon’s recent diversity push has incensed conservatives, who accuse civilian and uniformed leaders of focusing on political correctness to the detriment of readiness. Experts said conservatives are using the policy changes as a cudgel to attack Biden.

“Politicians like Senator Cruz are disgracefully trying to draw the military into culture wars that are terrible for cohesion in our military. Cohesion and commitment are what wins wars, and these attacks damage it,” said Kori Schake, the director of foreign and defense policy at the conservative American Enterprise Institute. The latest uproar comes as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has focused on rooting out extremism and increasing diversity in the military, a priority of President Joe Biden’s administration. Austin’s new mandate that troops complete a diversity and inclusion training program has been a particular source of mockery, along with his previous move to end the last administration’s ban on transgender troops. The Pentagon has pushed back on previous conservative attacks, particularly in March after Carlson ridiculed pregnant women in the armed forces and insinuated that the U.S. military is weak compared to China because it is becoming “more feminine.” Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby took the unusual move of ripping into Carlson in front of reporters, saying that Austin expressed “revulsion” over the remarks. “What we absolutely won’t do is take personnel advice from a talk show host, or the Chinese military,” Kirby said. “Maybe those folks feel like they have something to prove. That’s on them.” Other military leaders also fired back, sending out tweets and videos in support of women in the military.

The GOP went from wholeheartedly supporting the US military to denigrating it at every opportunity as they clutch their Confederate and Trump flags.

Why it matters that Ted Cruz endorsed Russian propaganda (again)

In 2019, Ted Cruz faced some pushback after endorsing Russian propaganda for partisan purposes. In 2021, he's done it again.

www.msnbc.com

 

[swing_voter]

Cruz wants to be the heir apparent to trump.


.

 

[Airyaman]

If anyone knows about emasculation, it's the guy who kisses the feet of the other guy who mocked the looks of his wife and said his dad killed JFK.

 

[bongsaway]

Tucker Carlson, say no more. If you listen to these loons long enough you'll end up believing they hate america.

 

[Tahuyaman]

This is disturbing. This is why some are concerned about the condition of our military.

 

[Dayton3]

If anyone knows about emasculation, it's the guy who kisses the feet of the other guy who mocked the looks of his wife and said his dad killed JFK.

In American politics you have to play nice with the people who insult you and your family.

 

[Tahuyaman]

The military is recruiting the women crowd. I’m surprised those at highest levels are accepting this. Maybe they are speaking out, but it’s kept in-house?

 

[Tangmo]

The military is recruiting the women crowd. I’m surprised those at highest levels are accepting this. Maybe they are speaking out, but it’s kept in-house?

The historical recruitment belt of the AVF is from the Carolinas to Arizona to include midwest states such as Kansas and Nebraska among others of the lower midwest and mountain west.

During the past several years however the military recruitment focus has expanded mostly northward to Boston, Providence RI, New York, Philly, Pittsburg, the upper midwest in Michigan, MN, WI and out to Seattle, San Francisco and Sacramento, LA, Phoenix, El Paso and Austin, Denver among other Gen Z high population areas.

Q. What is the AVF in Afghanistan?
A. Republicans in Trucks.

This is being changed.

Gen. McConville the Army Chief of Staff is a Boston boy of USMA '86 who was CG 101st Airborne Division, CG of the joint task force during Operation Enduring Freedom. He commanded in Operation Iraqi Freedom and the war in Afghanistan.

Most significantly however for us and the thread and topic Gen. McConville was vice COS for personnel. In other words, Gen. McConville's expertise is to remake the quality and character of the Army's personnel in each respect.

That is, the Rebs are screwed and the insurrectionist supporters are ****ed.

 

[braindrain]

The historical recruitment belt of the AVF is from the Carolinas to Arizona to include midwest states such as Kansas and Nebraska among others of the lower midwest and mountain west.

During the past several years however the military recruitment focus has expanded mostly northward to Boston, Providence RI, New York, Philly, Pittsburg, the upper midwest in Michigan, MN, WI and out to Seattle, San Francisco and Sacramento, LA, Phoenix, El Paso and Austin, Denver among other Gen Z high population areas.

Q. What is the AVF in Afghanistan?
A. Republicans in Trucks.

This is being changed.

Gen. McConville the Army Chief of Staff is a Boston boy of USMA '86 who was CG 101st Airborne Division, CG of the joint task force during Operation Enduring Freedom. He commanded in Operation Iraqi Freedom and the war in Afghanistan.

Most significantly however for us and the thread and topic Gen. McConville was vice COS for personnel. In other words, Gen. McConville's expertise is to remake the quality and character of the Army's personnel in each respect.

That is, the Rebs are screwed and the insurrectionist supporters are ****ed.

It’s rare to find a person more blinded by his own BS then you.
But what can you expect from someone who still is pretending they were in the military.

 

[Tangmo]

It’s rare to find a person more blinded by his own BS then you.
But what can you expect from someone who still is pretending they were in the military.

Nobody's valid as far as you're concerned.

Nobody knows nuthin and nobody's done nuthin.

Only you.

 

[braindrain]

Nobody's valid as far as you're concerned.

Nobody knows nuthin and nobody's done nuthin.

Only you.

Actually plenty of people are. Just not you.

In fact I don’t think I have ever doubted the service of anyone else in this site.

But that tends to be how things go when you get caught in lies about your service like you have.

 

[TypicalRussian]

Conservatives lash out at the military over ‘woke’ policies

For the most part, conservative critics have primarily aimed their fire at Defense Department leadership. But that’s not always the case.

www.politico.com

The GOP went from wholeheartedly supporting the US military to denigrating it at every opportunity as they clutch their Confederate and Trump flags.

Why it matters that Ted Cruz endorsed Russian propaganda (again)

In 2019, Ted Cruz faced some pushback after endorsing Russian propaganda for partisan purposes. In 2021, he's done it again.

www.msnbc.com

its actually good that we stand up to the corrupt military and it's left wing politics

 

[Rogue Valley]

Holy bear shit, look who's back.

Another Kremlin US military expert.

 

[Blue Dog]

Another campaign canard for the GOP smashed...

 

[Juks]

Well, the military didn't aid Trump when he was trying to dismantle the democracy and he is known to hold a grouch to anyone and al that doesn't support him so... expected...

 

[Luce]

The military is recruiting the women crowd.

wut

 

[Luce]

Tucker Carlson, say no more. If you listen to these loons long enough you'll end up believing they hate america.

Given Tucker Carlson's military record, I am shocked.

 

[Old 'N Chill]

The GOP went from wholeheartedly supporting the US military to denigrating it at every opportunity as they clutch their Confederate and Trump flags.

They disrespect our troops just like their cult leader, traitor trump did. Insulting our heroes and calling our fallen troops "Suckers and Losers" What they have been doing and saying is shameful, a cancer in America.

 

[Tahuyaman]

Conservatives lash out at the military over ‘woke’ policies

For the most part, conservative critics have primarily aimed their fire at Defense Department leadership. But that’s not always the case.

www.politico.com

The GOP went from wholeheartedly supporting the US military to denigrating it at every opportunity as they clutch their Confederate and Trump flags.

Why it matters that Ted Cruz endorsed Russian propaganda (again)

In 2019, Ted Cruz faced some pushback after endorsing Russian propaganda for partisan purposes. In 2021, he's done it again.

www.msnbc.com

You guys come up with some crazy stuff.

 

[Tahuyaman]

wut

The US military is going woke. Our potential adversaries are not.

 

[Luce]

The US military is going woke. Our potential adversaries are not.

We've had women in the military for more than half a century. Why is it suddenly a crisis?

Oh, yeah. Because the military wouldn't back Trump's attempts to stay in power.

 

[Ikari]

Conservatives lash out at the military over ‘woke’ policies

For the most part, conservative critics have primarily aimed their fire at Defense Department leadership. But that’s not always the case.

www.politico.com

The GOP went from wholeheartedly supporting the US military to denigrating it at every opportunity as they clutch their Confederate and Trump flags.

Why it matters that Ted Cruz endorsed Russian propaganda (again)

In 2019, Ted Cruz faced some pushback after endorsing Russian propaganda for partisan purposes. In 2021, he's done it again.

www.msnbc.com

Well Trump started the attacking the military thing, so now it's the thing for the Trump GOP to do.

 

[Tangmo]

Actually plenty of people are. Just not you.

In fact I don’t think I have ever doubted the service of anyone else in this site.

But that tends to be how things go when you get caught in lies about your service like you have.

Right wingers are known for two things: you never quit and you lie, lie, lie.

Also for being the only people who know anything and everything while everyone else knows nothing and has no idea of what they're talking about or just lying.

There is this moreover.....

They're the military's most elite. In secret online groups, some spew racism, conspiracies.​

And yet in secret Facebook groups exclusively for special operations forces that were accessed by NBC News, they share misinformation about a "stolen" 2020 election, disparaging and racist comments about America's political leadership and even QAnon conspiracy theories.

Among the hundreds of Facebook posts NBC News reviewed from forums for current and former Rangers, Green Berets and other elite warriors: a member of a special forces group lamenting that several aides to former Vice President Mike Pence were part of a "Concerted effort by the thieves and pedophiles walking the hallowed halls of the peoples government" to undermine former President Donald Trump. "In a just world, they would have already been taken out behind the court house and shot," another member commented. In yet another post, a member of one of the groups responded to criticism of the Black Lives Matter movement with an image of a noose and the message "IF WE WANT TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE EVIL PEOPLE FEAR PUNISHMENT AGAIN."

They're the military's most elite. In secret online groups, some spew racism, conspiracies.

NBC News reviewed posts from four private, secret Facebook groups that describe themselves as solely for current and former special operations forces.

news.yahoo.com

As I'd said in scrolling -- and many times previously -- Republicans in Trucks. In this instance one who decided to exit when there wasn't one. Recruited from the historic AVF fertile belt of the Carolinas out to Arizona to include midwest states such as Kansas, Nebraska among others. Indeed, the Right's years and years of lies, lies and lies are beyond dispute as are the Right's repeated and outlandish claims to its exclusive and bizarre realities.

Next you're likely to say the usual, ie, you didn't vote for Trump and don't like Trump except for the fact you agree with virtually everything Trump says and has ever said. It's nearly impossible to be more bogus than that too.

 

[mrjurrs]

Conservatives lash out at the military over ‘woke’ policies

For the most part, conservative critics have primarily aimed their fire at Defense Department leadership. But that’s not always the case.

www.politico.com

The GOP went from wholeheartedly supporting the US military to denigrating it at every opportunity as they clutch their Confederate and Trump flags.

Why it matters that Ted Cruz endorsed Russian propaganda (again)

In 2019, Ted Cruz faced some pushback after endorsing Russian propaganda for partisan purposes. In 2021, he's done it again.

www.msnbc.com

How many of these critics served?

 

[j brown's body]

The military has a much bigger problem that Tucker Carlson is only too happy to ignore, and may, in fact, not see it as a problem at all.

Deep-rooted racism, discrimination permeate US military

For Stephanie Davis, who grew up with little, the military was a path to the American dream, a realm where everyone would receive equal treatment.

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