{"id":517475,"date":"2021-05-17T10:51:13","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T14:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=517475"},"modified":"2021-05-17T10:51:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T14:51:15","slug":"brave-whistleblower-space-force-commander-fired-for-calling-out-marxist-ideology-infiltrating-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brave-whistleblower-space-force-commander-fired-for-calling-out-marxist-ideology-infiltrating-military\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Brave Whistleblower\u2019: Space Force Commander Fired For Calling Out Marxist Ideology Infiltrating Military\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbrave-whistleblower-space-force-commander-fired-for-calling-out-marxist-ideology-infiltrating-military%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=517475&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1213155434.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Space Force\u00a0Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier has been fired for detailing how radical leftist ideology rooted in Marxism is infiltrating the U.S. military.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, Space Operations Command commander, relieved Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier of command of the 11th Space Warning Squadron, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, May 14, due to loss of trust and confidence in his ability to lead,\u201d Space Force <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/space-force-officer-relieved-from-post-after-criticism-critical-race-theory-marxism\">told<\/a>\u00a0The\u00a0Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis decision was based on public comments made by Lt. Col. Lohmeier in a recent podcast. Lt. Gen. Whiting has initiated a Command Directed Investigation (CDI) on whether these comments constituted prohibited partisan political activity,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>Lohmeier recently appeared on podcasts to promote his book, \u201cIrresistible Revolution: Marxism\u2019s Goal of Conquest &#038; the Unmaking of the American Military.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2021\/05\/17\/space-force-commander-marxism-military\/\">According<\/a> to The Washington Post, Lohmeier said via email \u201cthat he consulted with a military public affairs officer and legal counsel before publishing the book and that he had a team of attorneys read the manuscript.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<div data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" readability=\"9\">\n<p class=\"font--body font-copy gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md \" data-el=\"text\">\u201cI complied with what I understood was required as part of the pre-publication process,\u201d the now-fired commander said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"8.5\">\n<div data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" readability=\"12\">\n<p class=\"font--body font-copy gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md \" data-el=\"text\">Lohmeier noted that he did not inform his chain of command of the book, but added that \u201cthe entirety of the work was done during my free time, after duty hours and on weekends, using my own resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cMy intent never has been to engage in partisan politics. I have written a book about a particular political ideology (Marxism) in the hope that our Defense Department might return to being politically nonpartisan in the future as it has honorably done throughout history,\u201d Lohmeier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/space-force-officer-relieved-from-post-after-criticism-critical-race-theory-marxism\">told<\/a> Military.com.<\/p>\n<p>During his podcast appearances, Lohmeier detailed the Marxist-related issues in the Military, the Examiner reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"39.562123700055\">\n<p><em>Lohmeier said he was asked to train his troops with extremism training and was given a \u201c70-page\u201d booklet of \u201ctalking points.\u201d The lieutenant commander said the booklet opened with the Capitol riot and included examples of \u201cwhite nationalists that have been caught at some point in the last decade and punished for it and kicked out of the military, or a radical Islamic terrorist.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe diversity, inclusion and equity industry and the trainings we are receiving in the military \u2026 is rooted in critical race theory, which is rooted in Marxism,\u201d Lohmeier said. The Space Force lieutenant colonel also criticized spokespeople at the Defense Department for saying the military has \u201ctoo many white pilots\u201d amid a pilot shortage. Kirby denied making that claim, however, the Air Force has proposed a plan to increase diversity in the ranks of pilots, which includes \u201crecruiting, retaining and removing barriers\u201d for <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2021\/03\/19\/heres-the-air-forces-plan-to-diversify-its-pilot-corps\/\">minorities and women<\/a><\/u> to become pilots.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Citing a diversity initiative in which service members read So You Want to Talk About Raceby Ijeoma Oluo, in which the U.S. is referred to as a \u201cwhite supremacist nation,\u201d Lohmeier told the Information Operation podcast that the young service members are inundated by a \u201chyperpoliticized work environment where diversity and inclusion initiatives are being pushed constantly.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Lohmeier added that conservatives in the military who are willing to voice their opinions are painted as \u201cextremists.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhat you see happening in the U.S. military at the moment is that if you\u2019re a conservative, then you\u2019re lumped into a group of people who are labeled extremists, if you\u2019re willing to voice your views. And if you\u2019re aligned with the Left, then it\u2019s OK to be an activist online because no one\u2019s gonna hold you accountable,\u201d he said.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Conservatives online praised Lohmeier as a brave whistleblower:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.7931034482759\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just want everyone to know this man is a hero. I don\u2019t use the term lightly. He knew The System would destroy his career for dissent, but he spoke up anyway. It will take men like this for us to win. Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier deserves to be honored. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hBYUy87xhn\">https:\/\/t.co\/hBYUy87xhn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseKellyDC\/status\/1393919468879876105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.452380952381\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Space Force CO fired for outing marxism in the military \u2013 Sara A. Carter<\/p>\n<p>Lt. Col Lohmeier exposes the Wokism and Marxism in our US military and was removed from his command.<\/p>\n<p>I just bought his book \u2013 a brave whistleblower!  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UkrZIlY9Ju\">https:\/\/t.co\/UkrZIlY9Ju<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sara A. Carter (@SaraCarterDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaraCarterDC\/status\/1394269671004770319?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.416938110749\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is US Space Force Commander Matthew Lohmeier<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon just CANCELLED him for blowing the whistle on Marxism in the military <\/p>\n<p>His book hit #2 on Amazon in less than 24 hours \u2013 let&#8217;s send it to the moon! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HMS7AuzHFY\">https:\/\/t.co\/HMS7AuzHFY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZN2WX29PSq\">pic.twitter.com\/ZN2WX29PSq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1394089900895518720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Space Force\u00a0Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier has been fired for detailing how radical leftist ideology rooted in Marxism is infiltrating the U.S. military.\u201cLt. Gen. 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