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Troops Should Be ‘Encouraged’ to Speak Out Against Marxism: Top Armed Services Senator
A top GOP senator on the Armed Forces Committee said that members of the U.S. military should speak out about the spread of Marxism, coming in response to reports of a Space Force commander being relieved of his post earlier this month.
Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), the ranking member on the Senate panel, said he is concerned after Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier was relieved by the Space Force. Lohmeier had self-published a book that went into details about the spread of Marxism and the quasi-Marxist Critical Race Theory being utilized in training in the military. Lohmeier told a podcast that is worried that Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is pushing an agenda “rooted in critical race theory” that promotes “diversity, inclusion, and equity,” which that “will divide us.”
Panther of the Week: Capt. Matthew Lohmeier USAF
Lt Col. Matthew Lohmeier, commander of 11th Space Warning Squadron, was relieved from his post Friday by Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, the head of Space Operations Command, over a loss of confidence in his ability to lead, Military.com reported in an exclusive Email interview.
“This decision was based on public comments made by Lt. Col. Lohmeier in a recent podcast…..Lt. Gen. Whiting has initiated a Command Directed Investigation on whether these comments constituted prohibited partisan political activity.”
The book Capt Matthew authored is “Irresistible Revolution: Marxism’s Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American Military.” In discussing with Todd Wood host of a podcast the aim of the book, Capt Matthew stated that the milItary’s political straying into the new left leanings such as diversity and inclusion training “are the systemic cause for the divisive climate across America today,” military.com wrote. H
A commander in the still-new Space Force has been relieved of duty after publicly espousing a number of conspiracy theories, including that Marxists had infiltrated leadership in all branches of military, while promoting a self-published book.