Posted on Oct 12, 2020
Americans aren't worried about white nationalism in the military – because they don't know it's...
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White nationalists active in the military
Researchers do not have reliable data on how many active duty or veteran service members belong to white nationalist groups. But current military members are increasingly aware of the influence of far-right groups in the ranks.
In the most recent poll by Military Times, an independent media organization covering the military, about one-fifth of service members have reported seeing signs of white nationalism or racist ideology in the military community. Those include the casual use of racial slurs and anti-Semitic language, and even explosives deliberately arranged in the shape of a swastika.
More than one-third of service members surveyed in 2018 said white nationalism is a significant threat to the country – which is more than were seriously concerned about threats from Syria, Afghanistan or immigration.
Researchers do not have reliable data on how many active duty or veteran service members belong to white nationalist groups. But current military members are increasingly aware of the influence of far-right groups in the ranks.
In the most recent poll by Military Times, an independent media organization covering the military, about one-fifth of service members have reported seeing signs of white nationalism or racist ideology in the military community. Those include the casual use of racial slurs and anti-Semitic language, and even explosives deliberately arranged in the shape of a swastika.
More than one-third of service members surveyed in 2018 said white nationalism is a significant threat to the country – which is more than were seriously concerned about threats from Syria, Afghanistan or immigration.
Americans aren't worried about white nationalism in the military – because they don't know it's...
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SPC Robert Conway
NO IT ISN'T. Racism, the kind of sustained institutional sytem that is being discussed here is a Butcher's Cleaver that chops from on high to keep minorities in the place that a white majority continues to benefit from them being.
Your precious white fragility over being made uncomfortable for supporting that system does not rise to any level of significant concern.
Your precious white fragility over being made uncomfortable for supporting that system does not rise to any level of significant concern.
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There is another vet on here who wrote about military.com writing with left leaning views. I replied with so is the Army Times. This is the perfect example of what was being discussed. This article is BS! You know why there is no reliable data? Again because it’s BS. They put out surveys asking question they believe were attributes of White Nationalists and had SMs answer survey without saying what they were tying results too. Just because I’m white, love my country, have been to war, own guns, believe in God, does not mean I’m a white nationalist. I wish I could link that survey in here to show how open ended it really was.
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