Space Force CO Who Got Holiday Call from Trump Fired Over Comments Decrying Marxism in the Military

[Nevilledog]

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Oriana Pawlyk
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EXCLUSIVE: A commander of a U.S. Space Force unit tasked with detecting ballistic missile launches has been fired for comments made during a podcast promoting his new book, which claims Marxist ideologies are becoming prevalent in the U.S. military
Space Force CO Who Got Holiday Call from Trump Fired Over Comments Decrying Marxism in the Military
Space Force CO Who Got Holiday Call from Trump Fired Over Comments Decrying Marxism in the Military
His recently self-published book focuses on the impact of a neo-Marxist agenda at the ground level within the military.
military.com
7:16 AM · May 15, 2021

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/05/15/space-force-co-who-got-holiday-call-trump-fired-over-comments-decrying-marxism-military.html

[hlthe2b]

1. Shit. How deep does this go in the military?

[TxGuitar]

2. I really think it's time for a

Public education campaign defining Marxism, socialism, communism and fascism. The only ism we've come close to in the US is fascism, way too close even still.

[JHB]

13. Yep. It's time to remind people that this kind of language used to be the talk of ranting cranks

This insanely-broad definition of "Marxism" covers US government from the Depression, thru WW2 thru the Cold War. The policies we had back then is how we defeated communism, by having a kind of capitalism that fostered wide-spread prosperity (with notable exceptions that still need to be addressed).


They used to be somewhat stymied back when the Soviets still existed and provided big freaking obvious counterexample, and this kind of talk could only go so far before people recognized them as extremist idiots. But since the USSR collapsed, they've been ever-freer to talk this crazy talk without pushback.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

3. We still have a Space Force? WTF? nt

[Thomas Hurt]

4. Dumbf**k didn't figure that out when he joined the organization...

that did its best to strip him of his individuality and make him a part of a warrior collective, funded by taxes.

[Dan]

5. What does "fired" mean in the military?

Spent a lot of years there, never heard the term “fired”.

[Mysterian]

6. Relieved of command

and sent to a desk job somewhere else.

[Buns_of_Fire]

7. I fail to see what camouflage clothing gains for you in space. nt

[jmowreader]

8. It gains a lot on the ground

Part of what they do is running tactical satellite communication nodes...and since this is work done in combat conditions, they need combat uniforms.

Besides, they're getting all their equipment from the Air Force (Space Force is simply US Air Force Space Command made into its own branch) and that's what the Air Force wears.

[ProfessorGAC]

12. Funny Side Note

Here at DU, back at the time when the Ferguson protests were taking place, someone posted a pic.
It was of some idiot militia types patrolling the streets with their AR-15s & quasi tac gear.
Anyway, the whole background was red brick buildings & they were walking on black asphalt.
But, they were wearing camo.
I wished I could tell them "You do know that the camo makes it easier to see you, right?"

[krispos42]

11. It's so the Klingons think you're in the Air Force and ignore you :-) n/t

[krispos42]

9. Umm, breaking news here, but the military is pretty socialist.

You are a government employee.

The government is paying for your: education (training), housing, and medical care, on-base recreation, and other common areas.

You are trained to be and drill as part of a larger whole, to act as a unified force, and to risk your individual health and life for your unit and your mission.

An awful lot of medals are awarded for a person sacrificing themselves to save their unit. When to act as a"rugged individual", you usually get punished.

[Nevilledog]

10. Details details

[joetheman]

14. Yes, anytime you call for fair treatment for minorities, it's marxisi or socialist.

Our military is becoming unworthy of unwavering support.

[JohnQFunk]

15. Yeesh! What do these insane clowns have against Groucho? And...

… they could take a lesson or two from Harpo, who knew how to keep a secret.