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Source: CNN
Washington, DC (CNN)A Space Force lieutenant colonel has been removed from his command after appearing on a conservative podcast criticizing the United States military.
Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier joined The Steve Gruber show to discuss his new book, "Irresistible Revolution: Marxism's Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American Military," which alleges that Marxist ideologies are becoming widespread within the armed forces. He expounded on those concerns in the podcast.
"Since taking command as a commander about 10 months ago, I saw what I consider fundamentally incompatible and competing narratives of what America was, is and should be," Lohmeier said. "That wasn't just prolific in social media, or throughout the country during this past year, but it was spreading throughout the United States military. And I had recognized those narratives as being Marxist in nature."
When pressed on what exactly he meant, Lohmeier decried the New York Times 1619 Project, a historical look at how slavery formed America's institutions, as "anti-American."
Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier joined The Steve Gruber show to discuss his new book, "Irresistible Revolution: Marxism's Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American Military," which alleges that Marxist ideologies are becoming widespread within the armed forces. He expounded on those concerns in the podcast.
"Since taking command as a commander about 10 months ago, I saw what I consider fundamentally incompatible and competing narratives of what America was, is and should be," Lohmeier said. "That wasn't just prolific in social media, or throughout the country during this past year, but it was spreading throughout the United States military. And I had recognized those narratives as being Marxist in nature."
When pressed on what exactly he meant, Lohmeier decried the New York Times 1619 Project, a historical look at how slavery formed America's institutions, as "anti-American."
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/15/politics/space-force-lohmeier-fired-after-comments/index.html
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brooklynite
May 2021
OP
Just asking----does the Space Force Academy have a terrestrial location or is the campus
Atticus
May 2021
#2
From Bob & Ray, "When I joined the Intergalactic Space Corps, I never imagined I be stationed in
FSogol
May 2021
#67
No doubt. But we have the Air Force already. Read the history of the Space Force. It's not been ...
marble falls
May 2021
#30
I remember when space command was created and we got saddled with it here. The new
niyad
May 2021
#39
I was not aware that white nationalism, reichwing evangelicalism, misogyny, sexism and sexual
niyad
May 2021
#8
Republicans throw around terms like Marxism and socialism but understand neither.
Lonestarblue
May 2021
#9
They do it all the time Democratic figures are constantly combatting these claims by Republicans
PurgedVoter
May 2021
#27
To Be Fair, Making A Trench Run On The Death Star Of David Would Be A Major Operation nt
smb
May 2021
#31
Right wing, evangelical, white supremacy, authoritarian ideologies have already infected wide...
machoneman
May 2021
#23
Good move getting rid of this jackass. All the drumpf asses in government need removing.
lark
May 2021
#21
Agree, projection is their thing, and they absolutely use it as a tool for confusion
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#49
How was his major lack of fitness to serve, let alone command, not noticed before this?
BobTheSubgenius
May 2021
#42
The 800 billion or whatever we spend on makework for military and weapons manufacturers
greenjar_01
May 2021
#45
He's active duty who went on a political rant on a conservative podcast, that's a BIG...
Humanist_Activist
May 2021
#62