Thread by @Will_Tanner_1

Did you know that SCOTUS exempted the military academies from its affirmative action ruling?

Yes, even as the US keeps losing abroad and ships and jets keep crashing or falling apart, the military is more focused on CRT/woke racism than winning wars 🧵👇

First, as a reminder, though wokeness in the military first came to the forefront with Gen. Milley's take on "white rage" and the like before Congress, it's been a problem for awhile

For example, in 2016, there was the scandal with 16 black cadets doing the Black Power fist...the scandal was then described as a "tempest in the teapot" by the administration and they were let off without a hitch or black mark

in 2018, there was the "commie cadet" who wore a Che Guevara t-shirt below his uniform...yes, a US soldier celebrating an enemy of the United States

He was at least expelled, unlike the BLM fist cadets of 20

As might be predicted, things have gotten far, far worse over time, particularly under the Biden Administration.

Did you know that cadets are now minoring in DEI? Yes, they're really getting degrees in pro-Marxist studies now

Further, West Point now has a whole DEI department that focuses on various diversity conferences and workshops

Surely that'll stop Chinese missiles!

Then, in February of 2024, affirmative action at the academies came under attack

"Shouldn't we have the best officers?" is a reasonable question to ask

But SCOTUS abdicated its responsibility and let them continue focusing on race rather than excellence

In the case Students for Fair Admissions v. U.S. Military Academy at West Point, SCOTUS passed on blocking affirmative action in the military academies. That came after it, in June of 2023, banned affirmative action generally, but included a carve-out allowing the academies to continue with it

Following up those courtroom victories for racial admissions, West Point made it clear what its priorities are, suddenly dropping "Duty, Honor, Country" from its mission statement in March of 2024

It's replacing that with the much vaguer "Army Values," which could mean anything...and right now apparently means DEI minors and studying "white rage"

Even more recently, the MacArthur Society of West Point exposed how Critical Marxism is taking over West Point, which makes sense in the context of its affirmative action and DEI priorities, along with the BLM fist decision:

In short, even as the military struggles severely with a recruiting crisis, its "leaders" aren't focused on "duty, honor, country." In fact, they struck those words for a corporate slogan

Instead, they're focused on all manner of Marxism, from DEI indoctrination to shunning merit for affirmative action