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Originally Posted by vharlow  If you have some clue or documentation as to how many there are, and where they are coming from, that's one thing, but the way this thread reads is an indictment of the military.
If you are talking about a vague "some" then perhaps it's possible all sorts of things happen. | At last count, in 2006, it was estimated that they numbered around 2,000 - 3,000, and that doesn't even include, as I call them, "casual" racists, who never make their beliefs as big an issue, join hate groups, or have a political & social agenda, but simply express prejudiced viewpoints.
And this isn't an indictment of the military. If anything it's an indictment of recruiters, who are becoming more and more indiscriminant. Usually, people with identifying tattoos from any gang were automatically discharged, but now they have unrealistic quotas to fill. There has to be more regulation in military recruitment and less pressure on them to break the rules. Aside from that, we need to step up actions to curb not only membership of white supremacists in the armed forces, but expand the concept of benevolence by putting a stop to atrocities and crimes against Iraqis, which I have no doubt many of these people are doing. "Every time I hear the phrase 'Christian nation' I run to my car and blast a Slayer album at full volume." - Me |