The Intercept recently revealed that high-ranking U.S. military officials have
intelligence resources charged with protecting their physical well-being…and
also their egos…from criticism and potential subsequent “embarrassment,” in
particular due to comments posted on social media. This is not a joke.
(Okay, it is in one sense, but not literally.)
Yes, according to the left-leaning online newspaper, a new
U.S. military unit has apparently been tasked with monitoring social media for mean
posts about current and former high-ranking officers.
This fairly reeks of dictatorships, juntas, and other
authoritarian regimes.
Forget defending against China, Iran, North Korea, et. al.,
the Obiden administration has fundamentally transformed what was previously the
world’s most powerful and capable fighting force. It has emasculated it—and
tasked it with defending against nationalism, climate change, Islamophobia,
homophobia, transphobia, misgendering, “disinformation,” “domestic
terrorists” (i.e. patriots and parents)…and now posts critical of military
heads themselves.
Somewhere, George Washington weeps. And Patton rages.
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