"Of course a regime that believes it can make America great by defunding science and destroying higher education believes that it can make our military more effective by making it prejudiced and stupid.

The good news is that America’s officer corps isn’t stupid, at least not yet."

#Trump #Hegseth #military #ToxicMasculinity #misogyny #racism #DEI #woke
/18

"A military rife with sexual abuse and bigotry isn’t going to attract the best minds — many of which, although people like Hegseth will never believe it, reside in female and nonwhite bodies.

…All of this is of a piece with Trumpian policy in other domains."

#Trump #Hegseth #military #ToxicMasculinity #misogyny #racism #DEI #woke
/17

Entitling his commentary "Bulging Biceps Don’t Win Modern Wars," Paul Krugman writes,

"Hegseth’s speech was morally vile. It was also, however, profoundly stupid. Hegseth seems to have gotten his ideas about what an effective military looks like by watching the movie 300."

#Trump #Hegseth #military #ToxicMasculinity #misogyny #racism #DEI #woke
/16

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/bulging-biceps-dont-win-modern-wars

"The stony silence with which the assembled generals and admirals greeted Hegseth’s and Trump’s rants was eloquent.

But you can now add the military to the list of great American institutions that MAGA is, in effect, trying to destroy."

#Trump #Hegseth #military #ToxicMasculinity #misogyny #racism #DEI #woke
/19

"The stony silence with which the assembled generals and admirals greeted Hegseth’s and Trump’s rants was eloquent.

But you can now add the military to the list of great American institutions that MAGA is, in effect, trying to destroy."

#Trump #Hegseth #military #ToxicMasculinity #misogyny #racism #DEI #woke
/19

"Of course a regime that believes it can make America great by defunding science and destroying higher education believes that it can make our military more effective by making it prejudiced and stupid.

The good news is that America’s officer corps isn’t stupid, at least not yet."

#Trump #Hegseth #military #ToxicMasculinity #misogyny #racism #DEI #woke
/18

"A military rife with sexual abuse and bigotry isn’t going to attract the best minds — many of which, although people like Hegseth will never believe it, reside in female and nonwhite bodies.

…All of this is of a piece with Trumpian policy in other domains."

#Trump #Hegseth #military #ToxicMasculinity #misogyny #racism #DEI #woke
/17

Entitling his commentary "Bulging Biceps Don’t Win Modern Wars," Paul Krugman writes,

"Hegseth’s speech was morally vile. It was also, however, profoundly stupid. Hegseth seems to have gotten his ideas about what an effective military looks like by watching the movie 300."

#Trump #Hegseth #military #ToxicMasculinity #misogyny #racism #DEI #woke
/16

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/bulging-biceps-dont-win-modern-wars

"Even in an administration that has made defending religion a core concern, Hegseth has stood out by publicly advocating his own brand of conservative Christianity — one tied to Idaho pastor and avowed Christian nationalist Doug Wilson."

~ Jack Jenkins

#Trump #Hegseth #military #misogyny #women #MaleEntitlement #MaleDomination #FemaleSubordination #woke #DEI #WhiteChristianNationalism
/20

https://www.ncronline.org/news/defense-secretary-hegseth-tests-constitution-pentagon-worship-services

"Republicans are in the process of shutting down our government, our military is in our streets, perceived enemies of the crown are being prosecuted, our FBI is firing “disloyal” people at will, and the bedrock of any Democracy, our vote, is under attack.

Fascism is here.

Just don’t expect it to be reported that way."

#Trump #Hegseth #military #misogyny #women #MaleEntitlement #MaleDomination #FemaleSubordination #woke #DEI #WhiteChristianNationalism
/23

"Trump calling on our military leaders to use U.S. cities as 'training grounds' for his latest attack is one of the darkest days in American history."

~ D. Earl Stephens

#Trump #Hegseth #military #misogyny #women #MaleEntitlement #MaleDomination #FemaleSubordination #woke #DEI #WhiteChristianNationalism
/22

https://dearlstephens.substack.com/p/red-alert

"Critics are now raising concerns that Hegseth, by linking his religion to the most powerful fighting force on the planet, may be running afoul of the U.S. Constitution."

#Trump #Hegseth #military #misogyny #women #MaleEntitlement #MaleDomination #FemaleSubordination #woke #DEI #WhiteChristianNationalism
/21

"Even in an administration that has made defending religion a core concern, Hegseth has stood out by publicly advocating his own brand of conservative Christianity — one tied to Idaho pastor and avowed Christian nationalist Doug Wilson."

~ Jack Jenkins

#Trump #Hegseth #military #misogyny #women #MaleEntitlement #MaleDomination #FemaleSubordination #woke #DEI #WhiteChristianNationalism
/20

https://www.ncronline.org/news/defense-secretary-hegseth-tests-constitution-pentagon-worship-services

"President Donald Trump used his time at the podium to say that he instructed Hegseth to use American cities as “training grounds” for the military.

Let’s repeat that: The president of the United States told his Secretary of Defense to use American cities as training grounds for the military."

~ Jill Filipovic

#Trump #Hegseth #military #misogyny #women #MaleEntitlement #MaleDomination #FemaleSubordination #woke #DEI #WhiteChristianNationalism
/19

https://jill.substack.com/p/all-the-presidents-wimps

"Trump’s address was, in a word, insane. Those of us who pay attention to his comments know that he is in rapid decline, but this performance and the one recently at Charlie Kirk’s memorial service really underscore how severe it is. His inability to maintain even a semblance of attention now is startling."

~ Jared Yates Sexton

#Trump #Hegseth #military #misogyny #women #MaleEntitlement #MaleDomination #FemaleSubordination #woke #DEI #WhiteChristianNationalism
/18

https://jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/listen-to-the-dictator

"But let’s be very clear: The only quota system that truly undermines this nation’s ability to defend itself is the one now in place to ensure that idiots, bigots, and con men—the very antithesis of what a professional military should represent—subvert any notion of meritocracy and rise to positions where their stupidity becomes policy."

#Trump #Hegseth #military #misogyny #women #MaleEntitlement #MaleDomination #FemaleSubordination #DEI #woke
/14

"What [Trump and Hegseth] really mean is that they want a force of only white men who think like they do. And that is why they’ve already purged many women and minorities from positions of leadership."

~ Elliot Kirschner

#Trump #Hegseth #military #misogyny #women #MaleEntitlement #MaleDomination #FemaleSubordination #DEI #woke
/13

https://elliotkirschner.substack.com/p/general-stupidity

"He told them, explicitly. He wants to deploy them to American cities where they will be used to 'quell' disfavored groups, using force.

The generals understand that Trump sees their fellow Americans as his enemies. And they must now realize that at some point, they are likely to be forced to choose between Trump and their oaths to defend the Constitution."

#Trump #Hegseth #military #war #Democrats #cities #journalists #woke #DEI
/12

"This is not normal. It’s dangerous af. …

Trump was open about how he wants the military to engage with civilians: He said that 'quell[ing] civil disturbances' is 'going to be a big thing for the people in this room.' …

The entire senior leadership of America’s military has been put on notice. They now understand how Trump intends to use their forces."

#Trump #Hegseth #military #war #Democrats #cities #journalists #woke #DEI
/11