I predict a lot of people in the military will not be renewing their contracts. The military will continue to have troubles recruiting, and will shrink.
Boozy McBoozeface won't be doing much of anything other than chasing skirts around the desk a la Mad Men, so no worries as to any policy decisions. And he'll be out like a light after the three-martini lunches. Who we have to worry about are the underlings.
You better believe we will miss him. The idiot maggots have no clue but I'm not going to sleep well at night anymore. Even if we eventually get the booby prize, DeSantis, in the DOD he's a mess too. He's not qualified (low rank office job) & is a sadistic Machiavellian personality.
Actually as a white man recently told me, since white people are the ‘minority’ now any time a white person is hired it’s technically a DEI hire. So… Rump’s cabinet is full of DEI hires.
GOPs bold face lies about reduced qualifications in the military are sickening. The only reduced standards are Trumps’ administration picks. Must uphold the big lie, be sycophantic loyal, white, blonde (for the women) and look good on TV. Exceptions reserved for billionaires.
Praise be to the fake war mongers who went to kill hundreds of thousands of innocent peoples based on lies so that the oligarchs could steal their resources. Praise be to the men and women from poor neighborhoods who gave their lives so the oligarchs could get richer.
Please add he also has the management experience of which Hegseth has zero: 12th commander of United States Central Command (CENTCOM) and prior to that 33rd vice chief of staff of the Army and commander of United States Forces – Iraq. That's actually more important than being brave.
Any idiot can take enough drugs to kill themselves for their country. Case in point,🇯🇵 pilots in WWII (banzai!! 💥💀) You need a person with management experience and good character to be Secretary of Defense.
That pretty much rules out Mr.Hegseth.
THIS. While we all respect his service, it’s General Austin’s command experience that qualified him to lead the entire DOD. Hegseth spent his time talking smack on TV. NOT THE SAME
What I don’t understand is why are zero people fighting this incoming administration? The Democrats are certainly doing zero.Yet everyone else as well. Where are the street protests over Dump? Where is the attack on all things Dump? Where are the planned future protests, national strikes, etc?
I’m so mad at Biden I could scream. He has the same “immunity” Trump has yet he refuses to use it! He’s always been so interested in bipartisanship. He hasn’t noticed that things are different now. They fight dirty. We should too! Lives are at stake
I concur I truly don't understand why our Democratic leaders are treating this as if it's a normal transition of power. We are once again giving Russia President Vladimir the keys to the White House. It's as if the Special Counsel Jack Smith investigation was for nothing. What am I missing?
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Great point.
I value your service. Please know not all of us feel this way. Some of us get it and are trying our hardest to make sure our kids don’t fall for this.
Secretary Austin also holds the unique distinction of having commanded in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan at the one-, two-, three- and four-star levels.
The MAGA fascists have adopted the tactics of the Civil Rights Movement to claim they are being discriminated against. They will preemptively attack DEI (diversity, inclusion, and equity) when they genuinely know they are all WEI (white, entitled, and incompetent)
G,I hate seeing DEI hire used to imply not good enough. Companies around thecountry hire competitive candidates in compliancece with afirmative action requirementswithoutlowerng standard s
Not one Black person in the workforce is shocked that GEN Austin will be replaced by a drunk, mediocre white guy that's a news host on Fox. We've been down this road for generations protesting inequality. So now, the Senate has allowed the entire world to see all that white privilege👁️
I don't care what color the person is. In this case it's should most definitely be the best person for the job. I think out of those two, it should still be Austin.
Since the GOP definition of an "unqualified DEI hire" has everything to do with skin color and nothing to do with competence, the answer is Austin. Because an utterly incompetent White dude is always going to be the preferred choice. Prime example is Felon-Elect Trump.
What a fake and phony POS- this Pic looks like a laundry detergent commercial. This is the very definition of a dishonest representation. It's a lie coming from hypocrites. Simple stupidity at its worse. I'd like to go on but...limited space.
Lloyd Austin: Silver Star, five Distinguished Service Medals, Iraq & Afghanistan vet. Pete Hegseth hit a drummer with an axe on live TV. Funny how some folks confuse valor with vanity.
Yes! What I've wanted people to show: past DoD secretaries are examples of America's best and Hegseth doesn't measure up. And yes, Hegseth is anti-DEI but show that it's not about DEI being weak.
Truth be told, I’ll take a man who was ACTUALLY in combat and received REAL noteworthy medals (two Bronze Stars) for his service, than a paper pusher who got a few participation trophies.
Where are the words that describe the general staff training that takes place for American military leaders. The war college? We have the best trained military in the world who not only understand military but politics. Has Hegseth had any of this training.
Really they care nothing about meritocracy. It's all about being a white guy, with connections and no ethics. Its appalling to have these two even be compared. Trump has no way to get top talent so he stuck electing this unqualified and ethically challenged cabinet picks
Hegseth had no reason to answer the Dems respectfully. They had no power over him. Instead what he did was present a performance of Alpha Male behavior. Which is what much of the MAGA base crave.
Hegseth's hiring is a tradition older than DEI. It's the "old boy network," which is for guys like Brett Kavanaugh and G.W. Bush who were so much fun at frat parties, even if everyone knew they were dumber than a box of rocks.
The real reason the GOP fears and hates DEI is not because it leads to unqualified minority hires, but because it *encourages* the hiring of QUALIFIED minority candidates over the actual unqualified applicants: entitled, incompetent white men.
I believe in "the right man for the job." I don't care if it's a White man, a Black man or a WOman. And Hegseth? He's about as far from that as possible.
It’s infuriating to hear white men say “it’s hard to be a straight white man in today’s society”. You nailed it, they feel their white privilege card is not being acknowledged enough.
Its not hard though. I suspect the same people dont give two shits about how hard it is for people of other ethnic groups/ sexualities, who have suffered deliberate oppression and abuse.
Exactly, I agree it’s not hard but they perceive it as hard. Most of them have never endured hardship in their life.
They are also the ones that say racism does not exist and do not acknowledge any type of
oppression suffered by others.
I think it's more complicated than that. The traditional male role has disappeared and the question of what replaces it hasn't really been answered. The question of what it is to be a man in today's world doesn't have a simple answer, leaving a void that for many is filled by the far right...
There's a reason that deaths of despair, particularly in the US, have increased massively among men in the last few years. Men don't know who they are anymore. Even expressing discomfort or uncertainty is looked down on, as you've done here.
feelings only serves to push them towards people who tell them that there are answers, and that there are people who understand them - and those people are the likes of Andrew Tate and, in a different way, Donald Trump.
I don’t think I was attacking them, I would say ridicule would be more precise. If the lack of understanding why they do not want things to change is what drives them to the right, that’s because it is where they get the approval and support for their already existing beliefs.
I’m not talking about roles in society but of the privilege straight white males receive in society and their complaint that they feel it is not being recognized to their satisfaction. I was thinking of the 40+ age range which I did not specify. They are the ones who want to keep the status quo.
We gotta be real here, we have many, many straight white men in this country willing to blame the hardships anf consequences of bad decisions on liberalism. Lots of radicalized Extremely Divorced Dads that are now in charge of the country.
Nah, they’re just racist, bigoted fascists who want to drag this country back to the days of Jim Crow, criminalized existence for LGBTQ ppl,criminalized existence for mentally ill/disabled ppl, and anyone else who is not a cishet white evangelical christian male of western European descent.
They are both. They fear intelligence from non Caucasians. Therefore, they are racist.
They are a stain on the rest of us Caucasians, and my own two brothers are exactly these things.
They don’t think non-caucasians are intelligent comrade…
Remember these ppl glorify ppl like Jefferson Davis who openly said “…(they) as an inferior breed need to leave the affairs of civilization to White men.”
I am subbing “(they)” for the n-word.
MAGAs 💜 the Confederacy and all it stood for
The irony is every a***** CEO I’ve ever worked for fell up to their role through family and professional connections. But they think they’ve worked hard and are brilliant. They’ve clearly never been friends with any Black or brown folks.
I expect that on Jan 20, Trump and his crew will be shoved back into the clown car and shoved over a cliff by some shadowy figures in grey suits and the real menace, the fascist regime headed by JD Vance, will appear. As Bette Davis said, "Buckle up, everyone. It's going to be a bumpy ride..."
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F.O. the lot of those hypocrites.
Definitely Unqualified Losers!
Trump needs him because he's completely manipulable. Hegseth will facilitate the shooting of peaceful protesters without a second thought.
It's never about the thing itself. It's how racists signal to each other that they are all on the same team.
A chimp in full camo would also do a better job.
That pretty much rules out Mr.Hegseth.
… so definitely Hegseth
DEI = Drunken Egotistical Idiot.
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Hegseth said he would follow Trump no matter what.
What have you done America??
Dunning-Kruger Homogeneity hires.
He's qualified for a long prison term.
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#Hegseth utterly unqualified.
same shit that happened to harris. I'm so fucking tired of this bumfuck ass hillbilly bigot fucking country. unworthy of the blood I shed for it.
I value your service. Please know not all of us feel this way. Some of us get it and are trying our hardest to make sure our kids don’t fall for this.
First item is absolute, total loyalty to the Master.
Now I know the answer too.
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It's Hegseth's excuse for not even measuring up.
DUI hire
There, I corrected it
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They are also the ones that say racism does not exist and do not acknowledge any type of
oppression suffered by others.
Attacking men when they express these kinds of...
They’re afraid DEI hires WON’T.
Because that will shoot down their narrative of racial, sexual, and moral superiority.
They are a stain on the rest of us Caucasians, and my own two brothers are exactly these things.
Remember these ppl glorify ppl like Jefferson Davis who openly said “…(they) as an inferior breed need to leave the affairs of civilization to White men.”
I am subbing “(they)” for the n-word.
MAGAs 💜 the Confederacy and all it stood for