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> This seems surprising given how much I associate all the "support our troops" rhetoric with the right. Yes, the right does support the military more than the

> This seems surprising given how much I associate all the "support our troops" rhetoric with the right. Yes, the right does support the military more than the left. But they're starting to realize this support is one-sided. The number of people on the right that still believe bombing the middle east is vital to America's security is shrinking [1], while at the same time the military is demonizing its support base with training calling whites inherently evil [2]. [1] Trump to West Point grads: 'We are ending the era of endless wars' - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-wars-idUSKBN23K0PR https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-wars-idUSKBN23K... - While he did try to start a war by assassinating Soleimani, his boasting is proof that ending foreign wars is gaining popularity on the right. [2] https://nypost.com/2021/05/17/ex-space-force-commander-dod-videos-claimed-white-people-evil/ https://nypost.com/2021/05/17/ex-space-force-commander-dod-v...

antifa 4y ago
> while at the same time the military is demonizing its support base with training calling whites inherently evil That is an article where a guy is certainly trying to sell a book that's alleging a generic far right conspiracy theory about "neo-marxism". I doubt there's any evidence.
- car_analogy 4y ago
  In a congressional hearing, Sen. Cotton cited several whistleblower reports he received regarding CRT in the military, such as: “One Marine told us that military history training session was replaced with mandatory training on police brutality, white privilege, and systemic racism. [..] Another servicemember told us that their unit was required to read White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo which claims, and this is a quote, ‘white people raised in Western society are conditioned into a white supremacist world view,'” Cotton added. - https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2021/06/10/whistleblowers-explain-how-bidens-woke-extremism-training-is-tearing-the-military-apart-n1453672 https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2021/06/1... The defense secretary being questioned did not deny these assertions. But the truly motivated will find ways to call this "not evidence" as well. Only 100% incontrovertible proof counts as evidence for assertions they don't like. The bar is, of course, much lower for things they'd like to believe.
  - antifa 4y ago
    None of that is "whites inherently evil", so we can file this under "debunked" until new evidence arrives.
    - car_analogy 4y ago
      Yes, unless that exact string appears, there is no basis for complaint, and no demonization is taking place.
      - antifa 4y ago
        "the military is demonizing its support base with training calling whites inherently evil" and "a middle manager had to read some books and one of them had a line that hurt his feelings" are substantially different.
        car_analogy 4y ago
        White Fragility, which was required reading per that whistleblower, contains statements such as Anti-blackness is foundational to our very identities… Whiteness has always been predicated on blackness [..] a positive white identity is an impossible goal. [..] strive to be less white. I'm sure if this was any other race, you would likewise dismiss concerns as merely "hurt feelings". In fact, I encourage you to do so. Publicly and non-anonymously. Assuming you live in America, its pervasive white supremacy will support you, and you will suffer no adverse consequences.
        antifa 4y ago
        But, like I said, you described a mountain, but your sources indicate a spec of sand.

antifa 4y ago

> while at the same time the military is demonizing its support base with training calling whites inherently evil That is an article where a guy is certainly trying to sell a book that's alleging a generic far right conspiracy theory about "neo-marxism". I doubt there's any evidence.

car_analogy 4y ago
In a congressional hearing, Sen. Cotton cited several whistleblower reports he received regarding CRT in the military, such as: “One Marine told us that military history training session was replaced with mandatory training on police brutality, white privilege, and systemic racism. [..] Another servicemember told us that their unit was required to read White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo which claims, and this is a quote, ‘white people raised in Western society are conditioned into a white supremacist world view,'” Cotton added. - https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2021/06/10/whistleblowers-explain-how-bidens-woke-extremism-training-is-tearing-the-military-apart-n1453672 https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2021/06/1... The defense secretary being questioned did not deny these assertions. But the truly motivated will find ways to call this "not evidence" as well. Only 100% incontrovertible proof counts as evidence for assertions they don't like. The bar is, of course, much lower for things they'd like to believe.
- antifa 4y ago
  None of that is "whites inherently evil", so we can file this under "debunked" until new evidence arrives.
  - car_analogy 4y ago
    Yes, unless that exact string appears, there is no basis for complaint, and no demonization is taking place.
    - antifa 4y ago
      "the military is demonizing its support base with training calling whites inherently evil" and "a middle manager had to read some books and one of them had a line that hurt his feelings" are substantially different.
      - car_analogy 4y ago
        White Fragility, which was required reading per that whistleblower, contains statements such as Anti-blackness is foundational to our very identities… Whiteness has always been predicated on blackness [..] a positive white identity is an impossible goal. [..] strive to be less white. I'm sure if this was any other race, you would likewise dismiss concerns as merely "hurt feelings". In fact, I encourage you to do so. Publicly and non-anonymously. Assuming you live in America, its pervasive white supremacy will support you, and you will suffer no adverse consequences.
        antifa 4y ago
        But, like I said, you described a mountain, but your sources indicate a spec of sand.