Tennessee Republican Moves To Ban Critical Race Theory in Military Service Academies
Rep. Mark Green: 'Marxist' ideology has no place in U.S. military academies
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Jack Beyrer • May 5, 2021 2:30 pm
A Tennessee Republican announced legislation Wednesday to ban the teaching of critical race theory at U.S. military service academies.
Rep. Mark Green (R., Tenn.), an alumnus of West Point and an Iraq war veteran, said the presence of critical race theory at America’s elite military institutions, through diversity trainings and "anti-racist" curriculum, fosters "divisiveness" and undermines the military's ability to fight effectively. The movement, he said, is "a Marxist ideology" that contains false ideas about American history.
"Critical Race Theory is based on a massive and purposeful misunderstanding of the American founding, American history, and America as it exists today," Green said. "This is a Marxist ideology created to tear American institutions down…. The United States military service academies are designed to train leaders and warriors for combat—men and women of every race, creed, and religion. Critical Race Theory’s divisiveness will destroy the unit cohesion necessary to win in combat and defend this nation."
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/tennessee-republican-moves-to-ban-critical-race-theory-in-military-service-academies/
