“I’ve spent much of my life surrounded by fellow #veterans, bonded by sacrifice, stories & a belief in the ideals the #military represents. My car boasts a #MarineCorps decal, & my sense of identity has been forever shaped by the uniform I once wore.
#USpol #hate #discrimination #bigotry #racism #WhiteSupremacy
“But as I look at today’s political environment — at President Donald #Trump, his allies & #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth — I’m forced to ask a question I never thought I’d have to pose: Should young #BlackAmericans serve in a #military led by people who seem openly hostile to them & the legacy of those who came before them?”
#USpol #hate #discrimination #bigotry #racism #WhiteSupremacy
The short answer I would give as a Lilly white person is, “hell no.
The US military cannot be combat ready without the participation of minority groups. The military was not making its recruitment goals before 47..
The only hitch in this is a military consisting only of racist asshats. But I don’t know if participating would make it any better. The entire command structure is being taken over by incompetent racist white men chosen simply for their identity politics.
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@GhostOnTheHalfShell @Nonilex Steve Bannon was quite candid in 2017, speaking at a conservative conference, that picks for high office had been chosen specifically for their unique unsuitability for the roles, saying the objective was "deconstruction" of the federal government.
The universal dysfunction they're causing isn't an accident, it's the objective. Trump and his team may all be staggeringly incompetent, but the shady figures pulling their strings have been planning this for years.