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Two Crusty Old Combat Soldiers on the State of the Force
On September 30, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a "State of the Force" address to members of the US military.
Scott and I watched it, and we have opinions.
Hegseth's framing of merit demonstrates that he judges merit on identity rather than...actual merit. Some cannot be effective because he thinks they are "beardos, weirdos, trannies."
He suggested that unity matters more than diversity, implying that a diverse group cannot unite to complete a mission. This is a Christian Nationalist view that suggests he only believes white Christian males from "central casting" can truly have…
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