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BREAKING: @MilitaryTimes has just released a scientific poll of U.S. military troops. The things it found are game-changing. 1/
A majority of troops say White Nationalism is a national security threat. They say it's more dangerous than Iraq, Syria, or Afghanistan. 2/ 
Troops report that White Nationalism is a serious threat, say it's no comparison with "protest movements"/"civil disobedience". cc: @NRA 3/
Why do troops recognize this? Because they see the threat of White Nationalism inside the military itself. That's a huge problem. 4/
According to the poll, 1-in-4 troops (and 42% of non-white troops) personally knew of a White Nationalist serving in uniform with them. 5/
If White Nationalism is so widespread in the active duty military, it's no surprise its poison has infiltrated the veteran community too. 6/
The Nazis in #Charlottesville included groups LED by active duty military service members.
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This isn't just limited to "a few bad apples" who slipped through, the poll contains more shocking revelations. 8/
Nearly 1-in-20 poll responses were open White Nationalists, defended it as an ideology, and attacked minority civil rights movements. 9/
These open White Nationalists included senior leaders. @MilitaryTimes cited one anonymous Navy Commander (O-5), and one Air Force NCO. 10/
The infiltration of the military by White Nationalists undermines everything the military is supposed to stand for. #VetsVsHate 11/
A clear majority of troops recognize the threat and reject White Nationalism. We must take the danger of the extremists seriously. 12/
Veterans must come together as #VetsVsHate to denounce White Nationalists, and take our institutions back from extremism. /13
This is all the more difficult when the Commander-in-Chief is weak on Nazis, and they march with torches in his name. #VetsVsHate 14/
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The comments on this report kind of prove the point:
