{"id":560582,"date":"2021-06-11T09:37:11","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T13:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=560582"},"modified":"2021-06-11T09:37:14","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T13:37:14","slug":"watch-cotton-reveals-military-whistleblower-complaints-on-woke-training-bidens-secdef-insists-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-is-important-to-this-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-cotton-reveals-military-whistleblower-complaints-on-woke-training-bidens-secdef-insists-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-is-important-to-this-military\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Cotton Reveals Military Whistleblower Complaints On Woke Training, Biden\u2019s SecDef Insists, \u2018Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Is Important To This Military\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\">42<\/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%2Fwatch-cotton-reveals-military-whistleblower-complaints-on-woke-training-bidens-secdef-insists-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-is-important-to-this-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=560582&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\/06\/CottonAustin-1200x720-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>On Thursday, Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton, who along with Texas GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw had offered an avenue for members of the military to send whistleblower complaints about \u201cwoke\u201d efforts to transform the U.S. military, revealed some blistering complaints he had received as he questioned Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.<\/p>\n<p>After citing numerous examples of service members disconsolate from the \u201cwoke\u201d incidents they cited, Cotton fired off a series of questions to Austin, including, \u201cShould a member of the organization you lead be treated differently in violation of the Constitution, I would add, based on their sex or the color of their skin?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Austin answered, \u201cNo, I do not believe that,\u201d but then added, \u201cAnd that is why we have diversity, equity and inclusion focus in the military,\u201d later insisting, \u201cI would also say that diversity, equity and inclusion is important to this military now, and it will be important in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cotton started by saying, \u201cMr. Secretary, I have received, along with Congressman Crenshaw, several hundred whistleblower complaints about Pentagon extremist and diversity training. I just want to share a small selection of what your troops are saying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He followed by citing reports of a military history training session being replaced with mandatory training on police brutality, white privilege, and systemic racism; instructions to a member of Special Operations that \u201cThe U.S. Special Operations community is racist\u201d; a general officer telling an Army officer that \u201cthe entire U.S. Army is racist\u201d; a midshipman at the Naval Academy attesting that classmates were calling America a \u201cfundamentally racist place\u201d and were not challenged by school administrators; an airman saying their unit was forced into a racist exercise called a \u201cprivilege walk\u201d; a Space Force officer saying an African-American servicemember said after the training that she would never have joined the military had she known that it was such a hotbed of racism; and a white airman who said he didn\u2019t sign up to be indoctrinated, then filed separation paperwork.<\/p>\n<div id>\n<p><em>Cotton:\u00a0Mr. Secretary, I have received, along with Congressman Crenshaw, several hundred whistleblower complaints about Pentagon extremist and diversity training. I just want to share a small selection of what your troops are saying. \u2026\u00a0One Marine told us that a military history training session was replaced with mandatory training on police brutality, white privilege, and systemic racism. He reported several officers are now leaving his unit, citing that training.\u00a0 Another service member told us that their unit was required to read \u201cWhite Fragility,\u201d by Robin DiAngelo, which claims, and this is a quote, \u201cPeople raised in Western society are condition into a white supremacist worldview.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A member of the Special Operations community has told us that they are being instructed that \u201cThe U.S. Special Operations community is racist.\u201d One Army officer relayed to us the word of his general officer, who told him that the entire U.S. Army is racist.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A midshipman at the Naval Academy said classmates were calling America a \u201cfundamentally racist place\u201d and this sentiment is not contested by school administrators.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>An airman told us that their unit was forced into a racist exercise called a \u201cprivilege walk,\u201d where members of the wing were ordered to separate themselves by race and gender in order to stratify people based on their perceived privilege.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>One African American officer disparagingly said, and I quote, \u201cThe Navy thinks my only value is as a black woman\u201d and not the fact that she is a highly-trained military specialist.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Soldiers have come forward to tell us they are being forced to watch videos about systemic racism and documentaries that rewrite American history as a fundamentally racist and evil nation. One Space Force officer told me that two guardians left his ranks in a short period of time; one was a young African-American who said that after the training that she would never have joined the military had she known that it was such a hotbed of racism. The other was a white airman who said he didn\u2019t sign up to be indoctrinated, and filed separation paperwork.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Mr. Secretary, we\u2019re hearing reports of plummeting morale; growing mistrust between the races and sexes where none existed just six months ago and unexpected retirements and separations based on these trainings alone. And again, these are not my words, these are the words of your own troops. So I want to ask a few simple but vital questions. Mr. Secretary, do you believe that our military is a fundamentally racist organization? Yes or no, please?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Austin:\u00a0<\/em><em>I won\u2019t give you a yes or no answer on that, Senator, because it deserves more than a yes or no. The military, like any organization will have its challenges, but I do not believe it is a fundamentally racist organization.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Cotton:\u00a0Thank you. I\u2019m sorry. I\u2019m sorry to cut you off. But our time is limited. I think it is a pretty simple question. I\u2019m glad that you agree, it is not fundamentally racist. Do you believe that any member of the military should be treated differently based on their skin color and sex? Again, yes or no will do?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Austin:\u00a0<\/em><em>Again, this question deserves more than a yes or no answer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Cotton:\u00a0<\/em><em>I\u2019m sorry to cut you off our time is limited. It is a very simple question. Should a member of the organization you lead be treated differently in violation of the Constitution, I would add, based on their sex or the color of their skin?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Austin:\u00a0<\/em><em>No, I do not believe that. And that is why we have diversity, equity and inclusion focus in the military.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Cotton:\u00a0<\/em><em>It\u2019s in the military for decades has been one of the institutions in the society where you are most likely to get ahead based on your own performance on your own merit, irrespective of the color of your skin or where you came from or who your parents were.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Austin: Sir, I have to agree with that. And I am an example of that you. And I would also say \u2014<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Cotton:\u00a0<\/em><em>Mr. Secretary, your career is an excellent example of that. But I have more questions based on the reports we\u2019ve seen. The military has included the works of critical race theories on its reading list by authors like Abraham Henry Rogers, who now calls himself Ibram Kendi, and Robyn D\u2019Angelo. Mr. Kendi has written, \u201cThe only remedy to past discrimination is present discrimination. The only remedy to present discrimination is future discrimination.\u201d Do you agree with that proposition?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Austin:\u00a0<\/em><em>I\u2019ve not read that. And I don\u2019t, you know, I certainly don\u2019t agree with what you just said. But I know, it\u2019s always important to have a current full context of anything \u00a0that you\u2019re being asked to evaluate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Cotton:\u00a0<\/em><em>Mr. Secretary, do you believe that race and sex should be the key factor when selecting combat leaders, rather than say, operational excellence, technical proficiency, leadership, agility and integrity?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Austin:\u00a0I do not. Senator, I think what you just said should be key components in making any selection.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Cotton:\u00a0<\/em><em>Thank you. I\u2019m glad we agree on all this. So let me just wrap up by saying this. If troops are subjected to the kinds of trainings, drawing on critical race concepts like America, and our military is inherently racist, or certain races are inherently privileged, other races are inherently victimized, given what you\u2019ve said, should they report it up their chain of command to the Inspector General or to other appropriate channels?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Austin:\u00a0<\/em><em>They\u2019ve always had \u2014 Yes, they should, they\u2019ve always had that ability to do that. And I would recommend that in the future. I would also say that diversity, equity and inclusion is important to this military now, and it will be important in the future. And so we\u2019re going to make sure that our military looks like America, and that our our leadership looks like what\u2019s in the ranks of the military, and I appreciate your support on that.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Cotton:\u00a0<\/em><em>And I agree with that. And like I said, the military has always been one of the most diverse institutions, our society where you can get ahead irrespective of the color of your skin, or who your parents are or where you came from. And I\u2019m glad that we agree on that. This is not about diversity in general, though; this is about a very specific kind of anti-American indoctrination that is seeping into some parts of our military based on the whistleblower complaints we have received. Thank you. My time\u2019s expired.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>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 <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton, who along with Texas GOP Rep. 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