 Top general fires back at offensive criticism of military being woke So the mere allegation that the military is woke in his opinion is very offensive Mark Milley's comments are some of the most pointed in defense of the military which has come under heavy criticism from Republican lawmakers and Right-wing personalities. So the accusation is that the military is gotten too woke This institution that murders civilians around the globe. It's totally woke and that's the biggest issue According to Republicans Yeah, you know my criticisms of the military are Absolutely vast and comprehensive, but the military being too woke That's like very very bottom of my priorities the military's top officer on Wednesday pushed back against GOP lawmakers Who said the Pentagon's efforts to combat racism and promote diversity have made the armed forces too woke So that's literally what they're mad about that they're promoting diversity Is that truly the hill that they want to die on here? Joint Joint Chiefs Chair General Mark Milley gave a fiery defense of open-mindedness in the ranks during a house armed services Armed services hearing saying he's offended at the accusation that those efforts have undercut the military's mission and cohesiveness Milley who was testifying alongside Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at a hearing on the defense budget was responding to a pair of Republican lawmakers arguing The Pentagon had embraced critical race theory. Wow. So that's the allegation such as its inclusion in some courses at The US Military Academy at West Point. I love how like folks like Lloyd Austin Who literally came from the defense industry profiteered off of you know death and destruction He gets to look like the good guy because Republicans are so stupid that they're making this like the biggest issue Oh, well, you want greater diversity in the military. You're teaching courses that include critical race theory That's the biggest issue like great way to give them cover like Republicans think that they're playing 90 chess, but actually they're playing checkers and There's not even any pieces on the board I personally find it offensive that we are accusing the United States military of Being woke or something else because we're studying some theories that are out there Milley said I mean the hysteria over critical race theory is so Stupid critical race theory for those of you who don't know was basically catapulted to the national scene because of one Dude and they tried to make critical race theory a thing back And I think it was like 2012 and there's a really long and comprehensive article about this in the nation that talks about the guy Who made critical race theory a thing? But basically it all stemmed from his interview on Tucker Carlson where he fear-mongered about critical race theory Donald Trump watched that in an interview. He then tweeted about it and then you know Everything else from there is is history now critical race theory is the biggest threat to American society since the Cold War, I mean, I don't even know it's just It's absurd And in five months, they'll move on from critical race theory. It will be something else I'm already sick of hearing about it critical race theory is not this widespread thing That's being taught and even if it was that's not an issue They have skewed critical race theory to the point where they're they're characterizing it as well critical race theory Teaches you that white people are evil, which is just a moronic thing to say That's not what critical race theory is if you actually look at the core tenets of critical race theory If you have a brain, it's not controversial at all It's basically the study of systemic racism, right? And that's an oversimplification But it's not it's not a big deal. That's that's the main point critical race theory is not controversial But to Republicans, this is like their go-to thing because it hits a little bit better than using the word You know political correctness. That's kind of outdated Cancer culture, you know, they kind of warm worn out the welcome with that. So now it's critical race theory But all of that back story was needed so we can watch this article now her motivations, you know, they're they're idiotic It's it's fueled by hysteria and misinformation, but what she says here listen carefully folks. I could get behind this this recommendation We are sending our tax dollars to this military to an attempt to weed out so-called extremists Which just means conservative evangelicals as far as I can tell We're paying for that Why why is Congress not saying we're not going to give you a penny until all of this is eradicated from the military budget? Nothing. This is my offer to you. Nothing. That's what I would say I'm totally outraged by him and his ridiculous response to it. Sorry congressman You heard it here folks Laura Ingram Essentially saying let's defund the military. You know what Laura? Hell, yeah, I'm on board for this Yeah, mr. Anderson does defund the military. That's what she's argue. Look. She said it folks. I didn't say it. She said it All right, we can agree there. I don't agree with your reasoning Laura But I agree with the idea that we should defund the military And I love like look at the framing here. General Millie embarrasses himself with woke rant She's acting as if like he died his hair blue when he went on this like anti-sjw rant He literally said it's offensive that you're saying that the military is woke I mean Fox News will take the most benign story and skew it and make it seem super nefarious But I mean if she wants to defund the military if all of this will amount to Conservatives calling to defund the military I can't be mad folks I can't be mad at that um Because I've been saying for a while At a minimum the military budget should be cut in half But I mean if we're being realistic here, it should be cut by like 75 percent so if conservatives in their hysteria are going to Somehow argue themselves out of the hawkishness that they usually express And advocate for defunding the military Great Absolutely great. Yeah, look at the smirks on their faces as governor calls his I love this. I love this story