Subverting the military's independence from political leadership is a well-documented and researched part of the decline of democratic governments and the rise of authoritarian rule to replace it. It was often asserted that the United States had moved passed this risk because of the ongoing efforts to develop and maintain a strong, independent, and politically agnostic officer corps. It may turn out our "exceptional" circumstances were not so exceptional after all.
This information about Hegseth, a known sexually abusive predator, would seem to fundamentally contradict the promise he has just made to Republican Senator Joni Ernst. As the only serving female survivor of sexual assault inflicted during her time in the military and an advocate of all survivors of sexual violence by fellow military, she has now openly backed Hegseth. This is because he has said to her that when in power he will pursue long overdue procedural justice for victims of sexual assaults in the military. In this context and given what you have just exposed as his true motives, such words will soon be proven to be very cheap.
Thanks. Is there any sort of measurement to see what percentage (for instance) of the current military would support Trump or this sort of politicization. How frightening!
Subverting the military's independence from political leadership is a well-documented and researched part of the decline of democratic governments and the rise of authoritarian rule to replace it. It was often asserted that the United States had moved passed this risk because of the ongoing efforts to develop and maintain a strong, independent, and politically agnostic officer corps. It may turn out our "exceptional" circumstances were not so exceptional after all.
This information about Hegseth, a known sexually abusive predator, would seem to fundamentally contradict the promise he has just made to Republican Senator Joni Ernst. As the only serving female survivor of sexual assault inflicted during her time in the military and an advocate of all survivors of sexual violence by fellow military, she has now openly backed Hegseth. This is because he has said to her that when in power he will pursue long overdue procedural justice for victims of sexual assaults in the military. In this context and given what you have just exposed as his true motives, such words will soon be proven to be very cheap.
Thanks. Is there any sort of measurement to see what percentage (for instance) of the current military would support Trump or this sort of politicization. How frightening!