Comment by SuperWIKI1 on 23/08/2023 at 03:32 UTC*

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Senator Tuberville's hold on military nominees has shifted to the angle of "we have too many generals and admirals" and "not caring if they get promoted".

Tuberville's X/Twitter account recently began embedding posts from the American Accountability Foundation, a group opposing President Biden. Said posts are documenting times when military nominees speak positively about DEI or anything involving inclusivity, which are used to denigrate them and explain why they shouldn't be promoted (example, the first set[1]).

1: https://twitter.com/ExposingBiden/status/1693733071462318108?t=_IeswD_D3x-cXVuQnHuPoQ&s=19

Such inflammatory rhetoric can start spreading elsewhere in conservative circles. Is there a potential that military officers, who (largely) try to stay out of partisan politicking even while supporting the sitting administration under their constitutional oath, may become the next "Antifa" or "Marxists" - i.e. the next targeted class?

How likely is it that senior military brass, particularly individuals labelled as "woke", and their families, will begin to be targeted for harassment or violent action due to these labels?

As someone with centrist-conservative views (at least the way I see myself), the possibilities are deeply worrying.

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Comment by Kevin-W at 27/08/2023 at 22:48 UTC

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What he's really saying: "I'm holding them open so in case Trump wins, I can appoint MAGA loyalists to those positions instead."