DUI Hire Hegseth Glorifies Wounded Knee Massacre

Native American communities that had long wanted the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre had their hopes dashed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in his effort to root out what he calls a “woke culture” in the armed forces.

“The era of politically correct, overly sensitive, ‘don’t-hurt-anyone’s-feelings’ leadership ends right now at every level,” Hegseth said Tuesday to hundreds of military officials at a ceremony. The defense secretary announced new directives for troops that include “gender-neutral” or “male-level” standards for physical fitness and painted a picture of a military that has been hamstrung by “woke” policies.

Hegseth had announced last week in a video on social media that Wounded Knee soldiers will keep their Medals of Honor, part of a wider Trump administration move that Indigenous leaders and historians on Tuesday called part of a culture war against racial and ethnic minorities and women’s rights.

There is no honor in medals of honors awarded for massacring pregnant women and children.

MAGAs, a tall order, but do some reading...

https://thewarhorse.org/wounded-knee-massacre-tarnishes-integrity-of-medal-of-honor/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=12290868192&gbraid=0AAAAAB3znRAmGUvZ5_ZXPt3JjyTFQU7Md&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI47ib-9SCkAMVDDHOBx1MNQZZEAAYASAAEgLFi_D_BwE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_Knee_Massacre

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bury_My_Heart_at_Wounded_Knee

*Righting a wrong" is NOT woke'ism, it's about reconnecting with our humanity.

Northwest · M

@Bumbles

Maybe the Mai Lai murderers will get the Hegseth treatment

Exactly what I was thinking when I read the coverage.

504 defenseless people were massacred by the US Army, with ages ranging from one to 82 years old. The victims included 182 women (17 of whom were pregnant), 173 children, and 56 infants.

While not acknowledged, there were 20 rapes, including gang rapes and sexual torture.

Only one person was convicted and ended up doing 3.5 years on house arrest.

Bumbles · 56-60, M

@Northwest Indeed. Trump pardoned a US Iraqi vet murderer in his first term. Hegseth seems to be under the impression that the murder of civilians is an effective tool in a counter-insurgency campaign.

As for the “warrior spirit” great for a frontal assault with bayonets. Otherwise, it’s generally considered more effective to be level headed in combat in order to make good decisions.