Biden’s Plan To Root ‘Extremists’ Out Of The Military Looks Like A Political Operation

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 Biden’s Plan To Root ‘Extremists’ Out Of The Military Looks Like A Political Operation

Instead of intimidating servicemembers for expressing normal political beliefs, military leaders should investigate whether military personnel are being recruited by extremists on both ends of the spectrum.

By Elaine Donnelly
March 3, 2021

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has called for a worldwide “stand down” of the U.S. military in April to focus on extremism in the ranks. This is fine, but indications are that the one-day sessions will not focus on both ends of the political spectrum, and will not identify true extremists who have no place in the military.

One wag snarked, “Just ask if they voted for Donald Trump.” More seriously, retired Army Brig. Gen. Thomas Kolditz, a former department head at West Point, told Fortune in an interview that he was very concerned about a “strong Trump following in the military.”

Kolditz conceded that military men and women can be conservative, but Trump supporters who think that the attack on the U.S. Capitol was “a good thing” (Are there any?) should be removed. “That probably won’t happen,” he added, “until the Trump loyalists are out.”

This likelihood of leftist bias is compounded by materials for the stand-down released ahead of time, which state that “speech in the workplace that interferes with the mission, espouses extremist or discriminatory doctrine, or is disrespectful and harmful to colleagues, will have consequences.” In today’s “woke” force and overall political environment, some people consider pro-life or pro-Trump views to be “discriminatory” and “harmful to colleagues,” including military officials and their elected overseers.

On Inauguration Day, Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., insinuated that most of the 25,000 National Guard soldiers guarding the Capitol were white males and probably Trump voters inclined to cause trouble. Neither of these disdainful opinions reflect what the rules regarding extremism actually say.

Department of Defense (DOD) Instruction 1325.06 prohibits active participation in “supremacist, extremist or criminal gang doctrine, ideology or causes.” The description fits white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and like-minded fringe hate groups. It also fits the “anti-fascist” Antifa movement, the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, led by self-identified, trained Marxists, and other leftist groups that instigate, exploit, or engage in violence for political purposes.

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https://thefederalist.com/2021/03/03/bidens-plan-to-root-extremists-out-of-the-military-looks-like-a-political-operation/

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"Biden’s Plan To Root ‘Extremists’ Out Of The Military Looks Like A Political Operation..."

Looks like.
Smells like.
Tastes like.

What ELSE could it possibly be...?

obama dreamed of this.
Now they're actually going to DO it.

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This all is in preparation for an attack on the American people.
Why else would they care? If you support Trump or not?
Why would the Democrats care who Private Smith voted for?
Unless they are planning to do something really stupid, and very dangerous.

Democrats are grooming the military to be their street enforcers, just like their fellow Leftists the Nazis did.

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Is that a real headline?