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The Pentagon has ordered all military leaders and commands to pull and review all of their library books that address diversity, anti-racism or gender issues by May 21, according to a memo issued to the force on Friday.

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[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 1 points 2 minutes ago

Maybe drop the veil and burn them too

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 13 points 11 hours ago

Sorry bible!

[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 33 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Leviticus 18:19

but you shall love your neighbor as yourself*

* unless they fall into one of the following categories: If they love someone who has the same sexual parts as themselves, if they have different skin color from yourself, or if they wear a dress while having a penis or pants while having a vagina"

[–] graycube@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

But Jesus always wears dresses.

[–] boydster@sh.itjust.works 12 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

* terms subject to change without notice

[–] ABetterTomorrow@lemm.ee 12 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Stop wasting time and money.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 hours ago

This kind of investment is actually a valuable and meaningful step forward in building a fascist regime. It's money and time well spent if your goal is to disassemble democracy.

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 14 points 14 hours ago

That'll definitely save money.

[–] rei@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

Books are online, and who in the military is reading books about gender supplied by the military?

Like it's not good to remove access to knowledge, but I don't feel like this is meaningful in any way.

[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

So racist books can stay but transphobic books have to go? Along with the transphilic books of course.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 hours ago

You know that make America great again really just means make America racist again right? Of course racist books can stay!

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 6 points 14 hours ago

I'm so glad my tax dollars are being spent to reduce the influence of gays and minorities on our military.

There surely isn't a better use of time or funds of the us military this very moment.

[–] MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago

Are they going to be public about their book burning... or keep it private?