{"id":49853,"date":"2023-04-01T11:27:34","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T15:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=49853"},"modified":"2023-04-01T11:27:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T15:27:34","slug":"preparing-our-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=49853","title":{"rendered":"Preparing Our Military?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On March 23, Judicial Watch<\/a> released the following Press Release:<\/p>\n

(Washington, DC) \u2013 <\/a>Judicial Watch announced today it received 167 pages<\/a> of records from the U.S. Department of Defense which show the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) has made race and gender instruction a top priority in the training of cadets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The records include recommendations that the USAFA considers \u201cBehavioral Science 362, \u2018Class, Race, Gender, and Sexuality\u2019 as a core class,\u201d that all curriculum be reviewed for \u201cD&I\u201d (diversity and inclusion) topics, and that all cadets and staff be educated in \u201cspecific D&I concepts and skills in order to decrease incidents of microaggressions, unconscious bias, etc.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Judicial Watch obtained the records in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit on behalf of Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services, Inc. (STARRS) against the U.S. Department of Defense for Air Force Academy records regarding \u201csystemic racism,\u201d as well as records of critical race theory at the Academy (Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services, Inc. v U.S. Department of Defense<\/i><\/a> <\/i>(No. 1:22-cv\u201302894)).<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the introduction<\/a> to the September 21, 2020, \u201cU.S. Air Force Academy Internal Racial Disparity Review,\u201d Superintendent Lt. General Jay Silveria writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Systemic racism exists in our society. Identity groups, whether based on race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or disability, have all experienced less-than-equal treatment in our nation, both historically and persisting in the present day. Ongoing events across our nation and around the world are a stark reminder that racism and social injustice continue to afflict our society. We must acknowledge that at USAFA we are not immune to these issues. What happens outside our gates also happens across our installation, and throughout the Cadet Wing. We would be naive to think otherwise, and negligent to ignore the impact of racism and injustice on our cadets, our permanent party and their families and our entire USAFA community.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our military superiority relies on an incredibly diverse force of innovative individuals who must work cohesively as a team. There is no place in our words or actions for discrimination or racial bias of any kind, nor can we allow these behaviors to persist in the culture of our institution. A disregard for dignity and respect is corrosive to mission success, and will not be tolerated. To address these issues we must each, and as a cohesive team, look inward to continually examine ourselves and our institution for the prevalence of racism, discrimination, and injustice.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To that end, I directed what I hope will be an enduring, lasting effort to promote racial <\/strong>understanding and diversity in the context of leadership. These actions included the <\/strong>establishment of a Critical Conversations Working Group (CCWG), led by the Center for <\/strong>Character Development (CCLD), to facilitate recurring USAFA-wide critical conversations for cadets and permanent party. In addition, my Director of Staff and the Director of Equal Opportunity co-chaired an internal assessment and review for biases within our policies, processes, practices, curriculum, and artifacts. The objective of the assessment was to identify racial disparities unique to USAFA.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Press Release concludes with other examples:<\/p>\n

Two sets of records obtained by Judicial Watch in November 2021 related to the teaching of critical race theory in\u00a0Montgomery County Public Schools<\/a>\u00a0(MCPS), Maryland\u2019s largest school system, included a training course with information about a book titled \u201cAntiracist Baby\u201d that introduces the youngest readers to \u201cthe concept and power of antiracism,\u201d and says it\u2019s the \u201cperfect gift\u201d for \u201cages baby to age 3.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Records from Loudoun County, VA, obtained in October 2021 revealed a coordinated effort to advance critical race theory initiatives in Loudoun County public schools<\/a>\u00a0despite widespread public opposition.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A training document provided to Judicial Watch in October 2021 by a whistleblower in the\u00a0Westerly School District<\/a> of Rhode Island, details how its schools are using teachers to push critical race theory in classrooms. The training course was assembled by the left-leaning Highlander Institute and cites quotes from Bettina Love, from whom the Biden administration distanced itself publicly after her statements equating \u201cwhiteness\u201d to oppression.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Records produced in June 2021 by\u00a0Wellesley Public Schools<\/a>\u00a0in Massachusetts confirmed the use of \u201caffinity spaces\u201d that divide students and staff based on race as a priority and objective of the school district\u2019s \u201cdiversity, equity and inclusion\u201d plan. The school district also admitted that between September 1, 2020, and May 17, 2021, it created \u201cfive distinct\u201d segregated spaces.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heavily redacted records obtained by Judicial watch in May 2021from Montgomery County Public Schools<\/a>\u00a0(MCPS) in Maryland included documents related to their $454,000 \u201cAnti-racist system audit\u201d and critical race theory classes. Students were taught that the phrase \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d was an example of \u201ccovert white supremacy.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please follow the link to read the entire Press Release. Children are not born racist; they are not born oppressors or oppressed. Those concepts are learned, and if those concepts are not taught correctly, they present a serious obstacle to unity in America.<\/p>\n

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