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Hegseth dissolves women’s military committee over ‘divisive feminist agenda’
(www.theguardian.com)
Women are next in the purge of the US Military
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Also current since golden shit-baby has been kicking women out of military leadership roles since the day he was reinstalled in office.
This will eventually include rejection of benefits, pensions, etc.
The VA secretary already said a doctor can refuse to treat a veteran if they are an unmarried woman, among other things like atheism or being LGBTQ+. I can only imagine how hard anyone will have to fight for their benefits during this administration
8 out of 10 female soldiers are sexually assaulted. Thats why he cancelled it. He wants to protect rapists.
Are, or were?
I meant 8 out of 10 female service member's will experience sexual assault in the military. It’s from a report I read a few years ago.
Oh, interesting.
That sounds like a much higher number than I thought. Do you know where you came across it?
Sexual assault reports from congress. I worked near the Panetta Institute and he was the one who did all the good for the female soldiers. While he was Sec of Defense.
"divisive" is such a weird complaint. It ignores the value of whatever people disagree on. As if being divided on "pizza or burritos" is just as bad as "should women be allowed outside".
Outside? In this rain? That sounds pretty divisive.
Totally agree but it’s pretty black and white for these fuckwads. Division is anything that doesn’t comport with the personal beliefs of those in power. It can be as simple as pizza or burritos. They just declared war on Tylenol ffs
Well if you're running a military, you kinda don't want any divisiveness. For military reasons.
At the Salons of Paris, sure, divisive away but down on the ground the more togetherness the better, usually.
Not that he's right about jack shit, of course not. Drinky Pete is a disgusting embarrassment, but it's not the same as disagreeing over dinner plans.
Wtf. Can we dissolve the regime yet? What's next religious obligatory headwear?
Nah that's too arabby, it'll be arm bands.
Ooooh that'll be a good PPE concept. Maybe make them contrasting colours. A deep red against a white background perhaps. Maybe put a Hindu peace sign in the middle to highlight their friendly intention.
They'll probably be Realtree patterned.
Maybe those women will realize that fighting for the US is not actually in their best interests, and will use their training for something else.
Just a thought.
I actually thought it was a The Onion headline.
We’re all eating The Onion.
At this point I think the onion is eating us
What about the divisive masculinist agenda?
Running the world, as designed, for the last 2000+ years, why?
Can we eliminate the dod (dow) budget and put that money to things that would benefit society?
Technically? Yes.
Practically - not without more votes.