Lots of assholes now have permission to be assholes. That is how permission structures work. Trump being elected gives the racists, misogynists, homophobes, xenophobes, etc permission to act hatefully. Picking a truly awful hateful SecDef just amplifies this further. Kiss unit cohesion goodbye - ThreadSky

smsaideman.bsky.social • 42 days ago

Lots of assholes now have permission to be assholes.

That is how permission structures work. Trump being elected gives the racists, misogynists, homophobes, xenophobes, etc permission to act hatefully. Picking a truly awful hateful SecDef just amplifies this further.
Kiss unit cohesion goodbye

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Here's the thing about the Tuskegee Airmen history - there was nothing in the EO about it. Someone in the Air Force interpreted it that way -- which is far worse.

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neilsuits.bsky.social•42 days ago

Not just assholes. Dangerous people.

The local conservative ‘alternative’ AM radio station near Detroit was running an outright antisemite last night.

He also said that the CIA assassinated Kennedy and pinned it on Lee Harvey Oswald, who was actually a good guy.

stephdyhrberg.bsky.social•42 days ago

I reckon it’s worse: assholes are being incentivised and rewarded for being assholes.

ctpuzzlepieces.bsky.social•42 days ago

= the hate economy

smsaideman.bsky.social•42 days ago

The unit cohesion--the racists, misogynists, homophobes always argue that including different folks in platoons, on ships, in squadrons makes the units less effective because they are less cohesive.

Too much projection. It is the haters who make it hard to include diverse people.

and now ...

smsaideman.bsky.social•42 days ago

With such a hateful President and hateful SecDef, the more hateful military folks will alienate those in the military who are not straight white "Christian" men. They are the ones who will be undermining the US military.
But that really is what "populists" want--to burn down all institutions.

dezdezdez.bsky.social•42 days ago

My theory is the heterogenous groups are harder to control. You get people aligning on different beliefs/abilities/likes you can't predict. For a wannabe 'leader' of these groups, much easier to deal with a homogenous group & just pick at their individual insecurities to manipulate them.

londonnn.bsky.social•42 days ago

I had a conversation with someone about Japanese internment and his takeaway was that “how could you really know their loyalties/it was for their own safety”. I truly felt he was being sincere but you need guardrails so that you can’t have someone, even sincerely, acting on those views

popeye2.bsky.social•42 days ago

The Air Force is absolutely infested with far right Christian dominionists.

kimberleyfox.bsky.social•42 days ago

This, right here. 100%

gordonvincent.bsky.social•42 days ago

Putin's goal: chaos in the west. The Rapist obeys.

publicrecdsource.bsky.social•42 days ago

Unit Cohesion: Lack of Civil Warring. They WANT the unit cohesion missing.

ehusman.bsky.social•42 days ago

Working toward the Führer

brainswan.bsky.social•42 days ago

Arsehole is the new norm …

okay7.bsky.social•42 days ago

Tuskegee airmen were genuine heroes. Their record needs to be taught, honored, and respected.

rayd53.bsky.social•42 days ago

Obeying in advance

smsaideman.bsky.social•42 days ago

This is more the case of some people doing what they want now they have permission to do so, rather than anticipating an order. Maybe a mix of both.

shelly0z.bsky.social•42 days ago

Yes, this is truly the most insidious part

enlightenmentstan.bsky.social•42 days ago

Throughout this past decade Eric Cartman from South Park has loomed large the back of my mind. That's all "conservatism" is now. Lord help us.

cmango.bsky.social•42 days ago

Male military members now have permission to harass and assault female service members.

None of them are safe now. I feel bad for women who recently joined. I urge any woman considering joining the military - DON’T, unless you’re a world class MMA fighter.

the-murderhobos.bsky.social•42 days ago

That's not true at all.

smsaideman.bsky.social•42 days ago

Hey, if it is not disqualifying for the SecDef, one who thinks women don't belong in the military at all, then sexual assault is within the new permission structure.

cmango.bsky.social•42 days ago

100% agree

the-murderhobos.bsky.social•42 days ago

When did you get out? This isn't how the military works.