Summary
Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s embattled nominee for defense secretary, has denounced policies allowing openly gay troops and women in combat roles as part of a “Marxist” agenda undermining military readiness.
In his book The War on Warriors and past interviews, Hegseth criticized the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” and argued that inclusivity erodes standards.
Accused of misconduct, his views against women in combat and seeing inclusivity as a threat to national security have been closely examined during his confirmation process.
oh we’re still strapped. but the singing, dancing, and being merry is a driving factor in class solidarity and passing the people’s songs down to future generations. every resistance movement has had art centered within it. and yes: religions use fear to play numbers games. they need masses of people to enact genocides against other masses of people. us queer folk aren’t offering up those numbers, and our historical social responsibility has always been to take part in raising the next generation by imparting in them wisdom their parents don’t have because they lack perspective and they can’t be there 100% of the time. the wielders of power fear our art and our education deeply. they don’t want it taught in schools, and they want kids to be scared of us. why? because we have always been dangerous to these systems of power.
like, i genuinely appreciate you replying. it gives me an opportunity to give more context. armed resistance from places of love are so critical to pushing for liberation. just like how every liberation movement really catches steam once the movement starts listening to and involving women