Friday, July 10, 2009

Extremism in the Military, but no Gays

I wonder if this comes as a surprise to ANYONE
SPLCenter.org: SPLC Urges Congress to Investigate Extremism in the Military
Back in April Janet Napolitano "accidently" released a report entitled "Rightwing Etremenisim: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment," which identified veterans in the report. Right wingnuts went crazy. http://tiny.cc/MQGLE Napolitano later apologized.
Take a look at some of the Facebook pages of some of the soliders on the right side of the article. Wearing a uniform does not make you an angel or a patriot. Best to look at it as soliders protecting "their" country, not "the" country. It's not like these guys had an epiphany once they put on the uniform and crossed the border. They were racist/extremist before they joined. They developed their racial or religious bias way before going to the middle east. What's even more disturbing is many of these soilders will return to the states and enter the law enforcement arena. Whether thier choice is local police, FBI, or CIA, think of the impact to be had, the trail to be forged.
My question, are these guys still in uniform? Why are extremist acceptable when being gay/lesbian is not? Why are prevayors of hate and violence allowed to serve "their" country, but gays are not allowed to fight for "the" country.
Serving in uniform in a volunteer military is admirable, granted, but it should not provide cover nor training for evil. I have much respect for and will honor military personnel serving "the" country in uniform. I realize there is a personnel shortage and the military is spread thin, but, DADT still excist and 13,000 have been discharged because it. How many have been discharged for being racist or extremist? Napolitano should not have appologized, she should have been lauded for foresite.

No comments:

Post a Comment