{"id":548190,"date":"2021-06-01T13:20:23","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T17:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=548190"},"modified":"2021-06-01T13:20:26","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T17:20:26","slug":"not-too-soft-def-sec-austin-responds-to-criticism-that-diversity-policies-turn-military-into-pansies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-too-soft-def-sec-austin-responds-to-criticism-that-diversity-policies-turn-military-into-pansies\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Not Too Soft\u2019: Def Sec Austin Responds To Criticism That Diversity Policies Turn Military Into \u2018Pansies\u2019"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fnot-too-soft-def-sec-austin-responds-to-criticism-that-diversity-policies-turn-military-into-pansies%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=548190&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:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1230729517-e1622565101390.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin responded to criticism that his diversity policies are turning U.S. soldiers into \u201cpansies\u201d Monday, arguing the military \u201cis not too soft.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz had criticized recent \u201cwoke\u201d advertisements from the military for <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/17\/military-priorities-straight-check-dod-morning-email\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">focusing too heavily on diversity<\/a>, arguing the ads make the U.S. look \u201cemasculated.\u201d Austin responded to such criticism in a Memorial Day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/05\/31\/politics\/lloyd-austin-us-military-diversity-china-russia-cnntv\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interview<\/a> with CNN, saying it is fodder for Russian and Chinese propaganda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not too soft. It will never be too soft,\u201d Austin said. \u201cI think our adversaries would like to capitalize on talking points like that, you know, the Chinese and the Russians. I welcome them to do that, because what this department, what Lloyd Austin is focused on is the defense of our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will not lose one minute of sleep over what the Chinese leadership is saying or what Vladimir Putin is saying. What I will focus on, and what I am focused on, is the defense of this nation,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz had <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/21\/ted-cruz-choice-words-woke-cancer-us-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted a video<\/a> May 20 comparing a Russian and U.S. military ad. The U.S. ad featured Disney-esque animation and a voiceover from Cpl. Emma Malonelord, who describes her upbringing with two moms and engaging in activism before joining the military. The Russian ad features a rugged voiceover and depicts of soldiers waking in barracks and looking down the sights of a rifle while laying in the snow.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"6.6315789473684\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Holy crap.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps a woke, emasculated military is not the best idea\u2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8aVFMW98NM\">https:\/\/t.co\/8aVFMW98NM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1395394254969753601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cruz later clarified his tweet, saying he was not criticizing the military, but rather the Democrat policies he argues turn soldiers into \u201cpansies.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/19\/analysis-watch-these-chinese-military-ads-then-these-american-military-ads-which-country-wins-wars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: ANALYSIS: Watch These Chinese Military Ads, Then These American Military Ads. Which Country Wins Wars?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"15.28530259366\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019m enjoying lefty blue checkmarks losing their minds over this tweet, dishonestly claiming that I\u2019m \u201cattacking the military.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Uh, no. We have the greatest military on earth, but Dem politicians &#038; woke media are trying to turn them into pansies.<\/p>\n<p>The new Dem videos are terrible. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/19pYGa8cYk\">https:\/\/t.co\/19pYGa8cYk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1395586598943825924?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fox News Host Tucker Carlson has also <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/10\/tucker-carlson-changes-mockery-us-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">criticized<\/a> Austin and President Joe Biden for imposing diversity and inclusion policies on the military.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"14\">\n<p>\u201cSo we\u2019ve got new hairstyles and new maternity flight suits, pregnant women are going to fight our wars,\u201d Carlson said in March. \u201cIt\u2019s a mockery of the U.S. military. While China\u2019s military becomes more masculine as it assembles the world\u2019s largest Navy, our military needs to become more feminine, whatever feminine means anymore because men and women no longer exist. The bottom line is it\u2019s out of control. And the Pentagon\u2019s going along with this. This is a mockery of the U.S. Military and its core mission which is winning wars.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin responded to criticism that his diversity policies are turning U.S. soldiers into \u201cpansies\u201d Monday, arguing the military \u201cis not too soft.\u201dRepublican Texas Sen. 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