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This is from the Military Times this year: "More than one-third of all active-duty troops and more than half of minority service members say they have personal

This is from the Military Times this year: "More than one-third of all active-duty troops and more than half of minority service members say they have personally witnessed examples of white nationalism or ideological-driven racism within the ranks in recent months, according to the latest survey of active-duty Military Times readers." From the article, "Signs of white supremacy, extremism up again in poll of active-duty troops" https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/02/06/signs-of-white-supremacy-extremism-up-again-in-poll-of-active-duty-troops/ https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/02...

koheripbal 7y ago
> The vast majority... are not racist... ...and... > more than half of minority service members say they have personally witnessed examples of white nationalism or ideological-driven racism... These do not contradict. It only takes one person in one hundred to expose half the group to their racist ideas. It's also not surprising that the most racist people are also the loudest.
- teachrdan 7y ago
  The narrative in this thread is that, not only will serving in the military make you un-racist, but that those who continue to be racist will be expelled. The fact that most respondents who are people of color have personally witnessed racism in recent months indicates otherwise. The burden of proof is on you to show that it's only "one person in a hundred" who exposes people to their racist ideas--and to explain why they are permitted to stay in the military if they "are also the loudest."
  - koheripbal 7y ago
    This is an impossible bar you're setting. People of color face racism in society in general. Where is your evidence that the military is so much worse that reforming a skinhead would be impossible? Maybe you should stop looking for narratives, and start looking for truth.

koheripbal 7y ago

> The vast majority... are not racist... ...and... > more than half of minority service members say they have personally witnessed examples of white nationalism or ideological-driven racism... These do not contradict. It only takes one person in one hundred to expose half the group to their racist ideas. It's also not surprising that the most racist people are also the loudest.

teachrdan 7y ago
The narrative in this thread is that, not only will serving in the military make you un-racist, but that those who continue to be racist will be expelled. The fact that most respondents who are people of color have personally witnessed racism in recent months indicates otherwise. The burden of proof is on you to show that it's only "one person in a hundred" who exposes people to their racist ideas--and to explain why they are permitted to stay in the military if they "are also the loudest."
- koheripbal 7y ago
  This is an impossible bar you're setting. People of color face racism in society in general. Where is your evidence that the military is so much worse that reforming a skinhead would be impossible? Maybe you should stop looking for narratives, and start looking for truth.