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Nonilex
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In response to this post Petty The #Pentagon unveiled a portrait of ret. Gen. #MarkMilley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, earlier this month. But now that #Trump is president, & hours after Milley received a pre-emptive pardon from #Biden on his way out the door, Milley's portrait appears to have been taken down. Milley served in his Joint Chiefs role under both Trump & Biden, & according to a book by journalist Bob Woodward, Milley called Trump “a #fascist to the core.”
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Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat: Hegseth chosen because he is most likely to be a bridge between U.S. #military and violent militias, a fusion that commonly occurs in an authoritarian takeover.
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Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:
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In response to this post Let's also add this about #Hegseth's extremist religious bent. The #military has chaplains, which are almost exclusively christians and are often Bible-thumping Jesus pushers who have barely a fig leaf of nondenominational disguise. They push out Bibles and use counseling sessions with Service members as a way to jam their religion down suffering people's throats. Yes I know, some of these chaplains aren't bad chaps. But many are fucking insufferable zealots and I know this from experience, and their leaders allow it. With a religious nutcase at the helm, the military's unconstitutional history of subjecting every Service member and civilian employee to a constant barrage of christian religious proselytizing will get immediately worse. Christianity will be built into Service school curricula in various unconstitutional ways, mark my words. This is inextricably tied to the damage he wants to do to diversity in the military because these views place white men at the top of a hierarchy in all things. The religion and the politics are inseparable. #extremism #military #DOD
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Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:
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In response to this post Let's be very clear about what #Hegseth intends. The #military has understood for decades that cohesion in the ranks, recruiting and retention are significantly strengthened when the leadership looks like the force at large. What the new authoritarian regime seeks to do is replace leadership with one thing: white men. Likely poorly qualified ones, at that, because their loyalty will be not to the Constitution. These white men will pay minimum lip service to the established values of the Services (example: https://www.army.mil/values/) while intentionally damaging the career paths of all except their chosen in-group of white male extremist Trumpist cult members. They will devastate the U.S. military. Think about who benefits.
Let's also add this about #Hegseth's extremist religious bent. The #military has chaplains, which are almost exclusively christians and are often Bible-thumping Jesus pushers who have barely a fig leaf of nondenominational disguise. They push out Bibles and use counseling sessions with Service members as a way to jam their religion down suffering people's throats. Yes I know, some of these chaplains aren't bad chaps. But many are fucking insufferable zealots and I know this from experience, and their leaders allow it. With a religious nutcase at the helm, the military's unconstitutional history of subjecting every Service member and civilian employee to a constant barrage of christian religious proselytizing will get immediately worse. Christianity will be built into Service school curricula in various unconstitutional ways, mark my words. This is inextricably tied to the damage he wants to do to diversity in the military because these views place white men at the top of a hierarchy in all things. The religion and the politics are inseparable. #extremism #military #DOD
This will decimate the medical corps of every branch of service. Women make up 17 - 18% of all active duty personnel and 34% of health care officers (MD, RN). It will be even less safe for women to serve in non combat positions and they will self select to return to civilian life earlier in their tenure. https://demographics.militaryonesource.mil/women-in-the-military-military-life
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Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:
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Yesterday #Hegseth testified over and over again under oath that military training standards have changed to allow women to pass tests. I don't understand why none of the Dems had the sense to dispute that simple claim for which every military school has the historical data to show if or when its standards have ever been changed through modern history, and the reasons for those changes. His claims are EASY to dispute. The women who made history by being first through Ranger school for example, this was discussed in the media REPEATEDLY with school officials stating flatly that the women had to pass the existing standards. The USMC was most resistant to allowing women in certain combat roles until SECDEF Carter made it #DOD policy in 2016 that all combat jobs would be open to women who qualify. The Marines and SF were clear that any women who applied would have to train to the existing standard. And they have, and many have met the standard. Hegseth's false argument could be completely wrecked by existing historical data and nobody did it. The often touted "bigger and stronger" argument fails consistently because the women who have passed these schools, as well as MANY of the men, are not giants. They are simply very disciplined and they train hard.
Let's be very clear about what #Hegseth intends. The #military has understood for decades that cohesion in the ranks, recruiting and retention are significantly strengthened when the leadership looks like the force at large. What the new authoritarian regime seeks to do is replace leadership with one thing: white men. Likely poorly qualified ones, at that, because their loyalty will be not to the Constitution. These white men will pay minimum lip service to the established values of the Services (example: https://www.army.mil/values/) while intentionally damaging the career paths of all except their chosen in-group of white male extremist Trumpist cult members. They will devastate the U.S. military. Think about who benefits.
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hyperific
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Somebody in the military could provide a lot of reassurance to the American people by filling in the blank here. Moment-in-time question: Is the order illegal? Enduring question: Is my superior officer (i.e. the Commander in Chief) working for a foreign adversary? We passed the point where the response would be a yes, were trump in power. It will be yes again on Jan 20th. #USMIL #NatSec #Military #IllegalOrders #USA
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#ElonMusk now has a badge to enter the #WhiteHouse complex & the NYT reports he is likely to get a West Wing office. Previously, he had been expected to be in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
#Trump #broligarchy #oligarchy #timocracy #Plutocracy #aristocracy #kleptocracy #USpol
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