The military has a hate group problem. But it doesn't know how bad it's gotten.

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The military has a hate group problem. But it doesn't know how bad it's gotten.

The rise of extremism in the ranks is seen as a "crisis issue" but the military's efforts to weed out radicals are "haphazard" at best.
 

By BRYAN BENDER

01/11/2021 07:55 PM EST

The Pentagon is confronting a resurgence of white supremacy and other right-wing ideologies in the ranks and is scrambling to track how acute the problem has become in the Trump era.

It's an issue that has simmered in the military for years, but is now front and center following signs that former military personnel played a role in the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol last week.

Tackling the influence of hate groups, racist propaganda and anti-government sentiment in the officer corps and enlisted ranks must be an immediate task for Joe Biden’s pick for secretary of Defense, retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, according to lawmakers, retired military leaders and experts on extremism. If confirmed, Austin would be the first Black defense secretary.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/11/military-right-wing-extremism-457861?utm_source=pocket-newtab

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Interesting, is it not, how Politico used a picture of a Trump supporter to drive home the point that only Trump supporters are a hate group.  Did they use some pictures of Antifa or BLM to show that street runs both ways?  Absolutely not.  Maybe Politico is feeling CNN is moving in on their gig as the mouthpiece of the left.