US army investigates after young private follows the Base, which has vowed to recruit soldiers for so-called race war
An active-duty serviceman in the US army is openly following a proscribed neo-Nazi terrorist group on social media, one that has vowed to recruit soldiers in preparation for a so-called race war.
Experts say examples like this shows how under Pete Hegseth, the Pentagon is allowing extremism to go unchecked.
On the surface, following a TikTok account might seem like a minor infraction for a young private in the 1st Infantry Division. But not only has that private followed the Base, a violent neo-Nazi terrorist organization once the target of an FBI investigation, there are directives issued under Joe Biden that discourages that kind of social media activity.
But in February, the DoD issued a memo halting a major counter-extremism initiative rooting out white nationalists and far-right influences among servicemen, citing that it was not in line with Donald Trump’s executive orders. Since, the efficacy of rooting out the far right within the ranks remains unclear.
I’m guessing that the military as a whole has the same political leanings as the general population, with the majority being left leaning centrists and they will stand by the oath they took never to attack the American people.
Fingers fucking crossed.
God I fucking hope you’re right. If both the military and police become fascist (even if in all but name), it won’t just be the USA that is completely fucked.
You have more hope than me.
The US military fucking people completely without any reason or legitimization and in blatant violation to international law is a tradition that the US military upholds since long before Trump though.
This one?
Nothing in here about never attacking anyone, unfortunately. But even if there were, they forget these words about three seconds after saying them.
not surprised since they target urban areas for recruitment, if you been to any malls, the some of recruitment centers are hidden or out of the way, so you wouldnt immediately recognize its there.