A majority of troops say White Nationalism is a national security threat. They say it's more dangerous than Iraq, Syria, or Afghanistan. 2/pic.twitter.com/GhPGzHyAO8
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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/
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Troops report that White Nationalism is a serious threat, say it's no comparison with "protest movements"/"civil disobedience". cc:
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Why do troops recognize this? Because they see the threat of White Nationalism inside the military itself. That's a huge problem. 4/
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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/
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If White Nationalism is so widespread in the active duty military, it's no surprise its poison has infiltrated the veteran community too. 6/pic.twitter.com/2agoursyIT
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The Nazis in
#Charlottesville included groups LED by active duty military service members.http://taskandpurpose.com/leader-of-charlottesville-white-nationalist-group-was-a-marine-corps-recruiter/ …Show this thread -
This isn't just limited to "a few bad apples" who slipped through, the poll contains more shocking revelations. 8/
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Nearly 1-in-20 poll responses were open White Nationalists, defended it as an ideology, and attacked minority civil rights movements. 9/
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These open White Nationalists included senior leaders.
@MilitaryTimes cited one anonymous Navy Commander (O-5), and one Air Force NCO. 10/Show this thread -
The infiltration of the military by White Nationalists undermines everything the military is supposed to stand for.
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A clear majority of troops recognize the threat and reject White Nationalism. We must take the danger of the extremists seriously. 12/
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Veterans must come together as
#VetsVsHate to denounce White Nationalists, and take our institutions back from extremism. /13Show this thread -
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/pic.twitter.com/gAMVbri0pV
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Here's the full report, now public:
#VetsVsHatehttps://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2017/10/23/military-times-poll-one-in-four-troops-sees-white-nationalism-in-the-ranks/ …Show this thread -
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