The current military rooster under Pete Hegseth has changed radically in a matter of months. Most recently, SOUTHCOM Commander Admiral Alvin Holsey abruptly left his command over the attacks on Venezuelan fishing vessels.
Meanwhile, we gave four different CTOs the rank of Lt Colonel in July. All of them have been tightly allied with the Thiel/Musk wing of the Administration in their efforts to integrate the Pentagon with the Silicon Valley surveillance state.
Clearly, we are not above rapidly changing the military rooster to meet the immediate demands of the President.
Your argument about demographic spreads in the military looking racist right now is valid.
These trends aren’t new. Prior to the Clinton Admin, they were significantly worse, but they’re still abysmal even after neoliberal reforms.
And when the function of the modern US military is to facilitate wealth transfer from occupied foreign nations to (overwhelmingly white) American shareholders and executives, you can’t help notice a certain pattern in who they send.
Please, please can you directly acknowldge the problem in your original assertion that more of the current military staff in Africa should be black because they are black. This isn’t about making all systems more fair. This is about whether or not it is appropriate to concentrate black personnel in Africa. I assert it is not appropriate, nor would it be appropriate to send other personnel into other theaters based on their racial geographic origin. That has huge “go back where you came from” energy.
That sending an all-white team of neck-snappers into an African nation to coordinate with white owned-foreign businesses in pursuit of resource extraction is normal and cool? And how dare anyone suggest otherwise?
That has huge “go back where you came from” energy.
What do you think the job of a high ranking military officer is, exactly?
It’s a shame, because they’re a prolific poster whom I often agree with, but they also regularly have bad takes that are clearly outside their area of expertise, and invariably double down on them when challenged, or try to pivot to a slightly different point without ever acknowledging their errors. I can’t respect people who never admit to being wrong.
The current military rooster under Pete Hegseth has changed radically in a matter of months. Most recently, SOUTHCOM Commander Admiral Alvin Holsey abruptly left his command over the attacks on Venezuelan fishing vessels.
Meanwhile, we gave four different CTOs the rank of Lt Colonel in July. All of them have been tightly allied with the Thiel/Musk wing of the Administration in their efforts to integrate the Pentagon with the Silicon Valley surveillance state.
Clearly, we are not above rapidly changing the military rooster to meet the immediate demands of the President.
These trends aren’t new. Prior to the Clinton Admin, they were significantly worse, but they’re still abysmal even after neoliberal reforms.
And when the function of the modern US military is to facilitate wealth transfer from occupied foreign nations to (overwhelmingly white) American shareholders and executives, you can’t help notice a certain pattern in who they send.
Please, please can you directly acknowldge the problem in your original assertion that more of the current military staff in Africa should be black because they are black. This isn’t about making all systems more fair. This is about whether or not it is appropriate to concentrate black personnel in Africa. I assert it is not appropriate, nor would it be appropriate to send other personnel into other theaters based on their racial geographic origin. That has huge “go back where you came from” energy.
That sending an all-white team of neck-snappers into an African nation to coordinate with white owned-foreign businesses in pursuit of resource extraction is normal and cool? And how dare anyone suggest otherwise?
What do you think the job of a high ranking military officer is, exactly?
You tell me. What is the job of a high ranking military officer?
Edit: I’m tired of this. You are way out of line, and you won’t directly address your own statements without redirection. I’m out.
It’s a shame, because they’re a prolific poster whom I often agree with, but they also regularly have bad takes that are clearly outside their area of expertise, and invariably double down on them when challenged, or try to pivot to a slightly different point without ever acknowledging their errors. I can’t respect people who never admit to being wrong.