{"id":115276,"date":"2021-07-08T07:00:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T11:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=115276"},"modified":"2021-07-07T20:57:18","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T00:57:18","slug":"you-thought-your-doctor-asking-if-you-had-guns-was-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=115276","title":{"rendered":"You thought your doctor asking if you had guns was bad…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Looks like House Democrats want the VA to combat “extremist views and conspiracy theories among the veteran community.” Apparently veterans are too stupid to think for themselves, because of the “the unique vulnerabilities that veterans face online.” How’s that now? You complete your service honorably and they still want to tell you what to think and how to act.<\/p>\n

Of course, this is all part of the reaction<\/del> gross over-reaction to the events of 6 Jan, 2021 in which some veterans participated (including one killed by Capitol Police). Veterans participating in fiery but mostly peaceful BLM riots are heralded as the paragon of virtue. For examples, see Carol Badoni<\/a>, Nathan Phillips<\/a>, and Todd Winn<\/a>. Are\u00a0those\u00a0<\/em>extremists going to receive attention in this witch hunt for “extremism” that doesn’t exist?<\/p>\n

Jeff LPH 3 sends in this Military Times article<\/a>;<\/p>\n

House lawmakers want Veterans Affairs officials to start talking to veterans about misinformation and extremism online.<\/p>\n

Included in the House Appropriations Committee\u2019s proposal for more than $270 billion in department funding next fiscal year is language focused on \u201cthe unique vulnerabilities that veterans face online,\u201d to include targeting of veterans by extremist organizations and groups focused on sowing division in the military community.<\/p>\n

\u201cEfforts to spread extremist views and conspiracy theories among the veteran community have had severely damaging effects, such as spreading conspiracies that may have motivated participation in the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6,\u201d a report on the budget proposal states.<\/p>\n

t also calls for the department to \u201cestablish a comprehensive, evidence-based program to educate veterans about malign influences, transition assistance to include specialized counseling services, as well as research into operations and methods to discern against disinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The specifics of what that will entail remain unclear. The budget bill is likely months away from becoming law, and the provision could be dropped during negotiations with Senate appropriators on the funding measures.<\/p>\n

The issue of extremism in the military has been a point of focus for the Defense Department in recent months.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Naturally there are those who think this doesn’t go far enough.<\/p>\n

Kris Goldsmith, an Army veteran and CEO of Sparverius \u2014 an intelligence firm focused on disinformation campaigns and online extremist activity \u2014 called the proposal a step in the right direction but \u201cit leaves a lot to be desired.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said all lawmakers need to take the issue of radicalization of veterans more seriously, pointing to recent Republican opposition to a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attacks and the extremist influences which motivated it.<\/p>\n

\u201cRepublicans need to take this seriously,\u201d he said. \u201cThis committee can play a role in prevention.\u201d<\/p>\n

The full House membership is expected to vote on the VA budget bill with the extremism language later this month.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you’d like to contact your representatives in Congress to voice your concerns with this bill. The VA should stick to taking care of veterans and stay the fuck out of my politics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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