Alexander argued the harsh penalty of how “people whose only crime is drug addiction or possession of a small amount of drugs for recreational use find themselves locked out of the mainstream society\u2014permanently\u2014and also highlights the inequality presented from the fact that “blacks are admitted to prison on drug charges at a rate from twenty to fifty-seven times greater than that of white men”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It seems racist to me to suggest that black people can’t be expected to not break the law, but what do I know?<\/p>\n
Unsurprisingly, there are those who think woke identity politics (that explicitly seek to divide people by racial groups, which never goes wrong, right?) don’t belong in the military. Three House Republicans have voiced their concerns in a letter to the CNO Admiral Gilday.<\/p>\n
Republican Reps. Doug Lamborn of Colorado and Vicky Hartzler of Missouri on Thursday evening sent a letter to Adm. Michael Gilday expressing concern about the inclusion of the following books on the Chief of Naval Operations Professional Reading Program (CNO-PRP) reading list: Ibram X. Kendi’s “How to be an Antiracist,” Michelle Alexander’s “The New Jim Crow” and Jason Pierceson’s “Sexual Minorities and Politics.”<\/p>\n
“All three books reinforce the view that America is a confederation of identity categories of the oppressed and their oppressors rather than a common homeland of individual citizens who are united by common purposes and fidelity to the ideals of the Declaration of Independence and codified in the Constitution,” Lamborn and Hartzler wrote to Gilday.<\/p>\n
A Navy official told Fox News that while not every viewpoint expressed in the books on the CNO\u2019s reading list is endorsed by the CNO or the Navy, exposure to varied viewpoints improves the critical thinking skills of its sailors.<\/p>\n
The congressional Republicans concluded their letter by requesting Gilday pull all three books from the CNO-PRP reading list; “verify” that the books are not being “issued, taught or otherwise endorsed at any Navy training or academic institutions.” In addition, they ask to “confirm” the Navy’s stance on the idea that the U.S. is systemically racist; and “confirm” the military branch’s opposition to “race-based discrimination.”<\/p>\n
Their letter came several weeks after Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., a Naval Reserve officer since 2021, initially sent a letter to Gilday on Feb. 26 arguing that the views promoted in “How to Be an Antiracist” on the CNO-PRP reading program are “explicitly anti-American” and called on Gilday to explain the Navy’s decision to include it on the CNO-PRP list or remove it.<\/p>\n
“The views promoted in ‘How to Be an Antiracist’ are explicitly anti-American. According to Kendi, the author, America is fundamentally racist, so anti-Americanism is a moral imperative,” Branks wrote in his letter. “… Cohesiveness and unity in our armed services is essential. Kendi\u2019s ideas are divisive and will undermine morale and weaken our national security.”<\/p>\n
Banks then called on Gilday to provide him “with a written response explaining how ‘How to be an Antiracist’ cultivates a culture of warfighting excellence,’ or remove ‘How to be an Antiracist’ from the CNO-PRP Reading List.”<\/p>\n
“The Navy has received the letter from Reps. Lamborn and Hartzler, and the Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Mike Gilday, will respond directly to them. We appreciate the Representatives’ concerns regarding this issue,” Cmdr. Nate Christensen, the spokesman for the Chief of Naval Operations, said in a statement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I wonder if inclusion of Mein Kampf would similarly be seen as “woke”. After all, while not every viewpoint expressed in the books on the CNO\u2019s reading list is endorsed by the CNO or the Navy, exposure to varied viewpoints improves the critical thinking skills of its sailors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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