US Military Needs Political Re-Education to Remain Apolitical

[Bassoe]

They believe that nuclear weapons have brought us back to the time of cabinet wars prosecuted with limited means for limited ends, largely fought by deniable proxy forces.

IE, accurate.

 

[DocSolarisReich]

IE, accurate.

At least until declining IQs reach the point that deteriorating and unrepairable warhead and launch vehicle stockpiles can no longer maintain real deterrence.

 

[LindyAF]

Of interest on this topic, here is a DARPA document reported on by Politico about "extremism" in the military. Of note is that there definition of Patriot "Extremism" includes anyone who thinks "the US government has become corrupt, has overstepped its constitutional boundaries or is no longer capable of protecting the people against foreign threats," including Oathkeepers and Proud Boys. Their definition of Christian "Extremism" includes Christians who oppose abortion, gay marriage or transgenderism.

 

[Zachowon]

Of interest on this topic, here is a DARPA document reported on by Politico about "extremism" in the military. Of note is that there definition of Patriot "Extremism" includes anyone who thinks "the US government has become corrupt, has overstepped its constitutional boundaries or is no longer capable of protecting the people against foreign threats," including Oathkeepers and Proud Boys. Their definition of Christian "Extremism" includes Christians who oppose abortion, gay marriage or transgenderism.

It seems every group has its own term for it, and lefty of US service members dont agree

 

[LindyAF]

It seems every group has its own term for it, and lefty of US service members dont agree

I don't know what you're saying here.

 

[Arch Dornan]

Leaked Document Shows Who The Pentagon Wants To Purge From Military

The Department of Defense is embarking on one of the widest internal purges in US history. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has made 'combating extremism' in the armed forces his number one priority, but Austin and his supporters in the intelligence community have been vague about what exactly...

www.unz.com

 

[Zachowon]

Leaked Document Shows Who The Pentagon Wants To Purge From Military

The Department of Defense is embarking on one of the widest internal purges in US history. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has made 'combating extremism' in the armed forces his number one priority, but Austin and his supporters in the intelligence community have been vague about what exactly...

www.unz.com

I hate both side media on this.

Both over state what exactly is going on.

 

[Arch Dornan]

I hate both side media on this.

Both over state what exactly is going on.

That's what the media does to get their bread and butter.

 

[Husky_Khan]

USSOCOM welcomes it's new commissar

Looks like there's going to be a new job opening soon. Let's see who they pick out of a hat next!

 

[Zachowon]

Huh wowrd. You would have thought that they wanted someone who compared Trump to hitler..

 

[Arch Dornan]

Looks like there's going to be a new job opening soon. Let's see who they pick out of a hat next!

How many times is it an American president is compared to Hitler?

 

[LindyAF]

How many times is it an American president is compared to Hitler?

Literally every president I can remember has been. Bush was, Obama was, Trump was.

 

[Aldarion]

Literally every president I can remember has been. Bush was, Obama was, Trump was.

And when it comes to historical figures, I think FDR was also compared to Hitler.

 

[Arch Dornan]

And when it comes to historical figures, I think FDR was also compared to Hitler.

He did put Japanese in camps but he didn't gas them. He should be more like Kitchener who did that to the Boers.

 

[Marduk]

Of interest on this topic, here is a DARPA document reported on by Politico about "extremism" in the military.

Had a look at this, instead of speculation lets look at the source material.

The political axe grinding involved is clearly visible. And not merely in what is listed there... (a lot of leeway and reality stretching was involved into getting the patriot extremism point there, but you could see some rationale behind it, though the latter minor anti-feminism entry is a joke, and built around a confused mix of 4chan and PUA slang.)
But now when we see the above setting the low bar to entry to list of domestic extremist ideologies threatening US military and civilian government, what is truly damning is what is *not* on that list.

First off and most obvious, these clowns have managed to put in a religious extremism entry (correctly), and in it they have managed to mention Christianity by name (very dodgy), through use of clever wording, while not giving the same favor to a certain other Abrahamic religion who clearly provides a much greater and obvious threat in that regard, see: Nidal Hassan case.

Then they manage to include Ethnic/Racial supremacy (kinda correctly) but only list more or less supremacist (technically they shouldn't with the latter) organizations favoring white/western societies, while failing to give even one honorable mention to any non-white supremacist group by name, not even those who recently were associated with terrorism, like Black Hebrew Israelites or New Black Panther Party - instead they only mention those as a generic, and ascribing the "vast majority" of such extremism to the white associated groups.

And last but not least, they have managed to limit the mention of any far left extremism to anarchists who are "opposed to government in all forms".
Ok, but where are all the communists, marxists, radical socialists, and variations of them who all want a powerful, all encompassing government forcing everyone to build socialism whether they like it or not?
Do they not exist, are they considered not extreme enough, or do they not constitute a threat to US government or military personnel? Consider these questions in light of the low bar presented in the cases they did put there.

And from the other side of the aisle, the Greens are going to feel betrayed through their extremists being put on the list, and also the not-an-organization Antifa, will not be happy both being listed there, and to add insult to injury, under "anarchists", even though a whole lot of their activists are clearly not "opposed to government in all forms" anarchists, but different kinds of far left extremists.

 

[Aldarion]

He did put Japanese in camps but he didn't gas them. He should be more like Kitchener who did that to the Boers.

It was not just that; comparison was more about governmental policies and New Deal than anything else.

 

[LindyAF]

And when it comes to historical figures, I think FDR was also compared to Hitler.

At the time, or now?

 

[Zachowon]

Had a look at this, instead of speculation lets look at the source material.

The political axe grinding involved is clearly visible. And not merely in what is listed there (a lot of leeway and reality stretching was involved into getting the patriot extremism point there, but you could see some rationale behind it, though the latter minor anti-feminism entry is a joke, and built around a confused mix of 4chan and PUA slang.

But now when we see the above setting the low bar to entry to list of domestic extremist ideologies threatening US military and civilian government, what is truly damning is what is *not* on that list.

First off and most obvious, these clowns have managed to put in a religious extremism entry (correctly), and in it they have managed to mention Christianity by name (very dodgy), through use of clever wording, while not giving the same favor to a certain other Abrahamic religion who clearly provides a much greater and obvious threat in that regard, see: Nidal Hassan case.

Then they manage to include Ethnic/Racial supremacy (kinda correctly) but only list more or less supremacist (technically they shouldn't with the latter) organizations favoring white/western societies, while failing to give even one honorable mention to any non-white supremacist group by name, not even those who recently were associated with terrorism, like Black Hebrew Israelites or New Black Panther Party - instead they only mention those as a generic, and ascribing the "vast majority" of such extremism to the white associated groups.

And last but not least, they have managed to limit the mention of any far left extremism to anarchists who are "opposed to government in all forms".
Ok, but where are all the communists, marxists, radical socialists, and variations of them who all want a powerful, all encompassing government forcing everyone to build socialism whether they like it or not?
Do they not exist, are they considered not extreme enough, or do they not constitute a threat to US government or military personnel? Consider these questions in light of the low bar presented in the cases they did put there.

They are already under investigation should they get any high clearance.

Also, Islam is a VERY touchy subject in the military

 

[Aldarion]

At the time, or now?

Now. Mostly in terms of policies and how he increased government overreach.

 

[Arlos]

They are already under investigation should they get any high clearance.

Also, Islam is a VERY touchy subject in the military

It is? Why?