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"2. Hegseth has zero notion of which other countries might threaten America or how. In his books this is simply not a subject, beyond a few clichés.

3. Hegseth does not believe in alliances. For him, 'NATO is a great example of dumb globalism.'

4. Hegseth wants a political army that bans women from combat roles, is purged of 'cowardly generals,' and is anti-woke."

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"5. Hegseth never notes that the politicized Russian army meets all of his standards perfectly, but is is ineffective and commits war crimes.

6. Hegseth never notes that the Ukrainian army, which does have women in combat, and is not politicized in the way he would like, has overperformed."

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"7. Hegseth has almost nothing to say about the most significant armed conflict of our time and has not visited Ukraine or learned anything about it.

8. Hegseth’s misogynist gender politics are consistent with his polygamy and the accusations of rape.

9. Hegseth's enemies are all internal: the Left, Muslins, and immigrants. He repeatedly claims that the Left wishes to annihilate everyone else, which is a call to violence."

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"10. Hegseth, a Christian Reconstructionist, believes that Americans should be governed not by law or by the Constitution but by God -- as interpreted of course by Hegseth and his friends.

11. Hegseth calls for a 'holy war' and a 'crusade' against Americans who think differently than he does because 'God wills it.' Trump is the pretext: Hegseth wants 'to make crusade great again."'

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"12. Hegseth, according to his books, could be counted upon to ignore threats to America from abroad, and to use a purged and politicized military against 'enemies within.' This is consistent with Trump's avowed intention to build a kind of dictatorship on the ruins of a dysfunctional government."

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"13. Hegseth thus represents a policy of regime change. Trump’s nomination of Hegseth is best understood as part of a decapitation strike against the republic. A Christian Reconstructionist war on Americans led from the Department of Defense is likely to break the United States."

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@wdlindsy
Stephen #Colbert summed it up best:

"HE'S PICKING PEOPLE HE SAW ON TV!" (part of his #narcissism. HE was on TV, ergo…)

At least 5 (6?) of his nominees worked for Fox "news".

5 are billionaires (more #narcissism.)

3 of his 4 #DoJ appointees were on his 2nd impeachment defense team. The 4th was on his "tax evasion" (IIRC) legal team.

And as I've mentioned before, T****'s mistrust beyond family & friends (and people he identifies with) are telltale signs of his growing #dementia.

@MugsysRapSheet Colbert hits the nail on the head.

@markstoneman I definitely think there are a lot of wild cards here that we will see in play as the Trump administration rolls out its attack on immigrants.

@wdlindsy What's weird is he plans to begin this attack with a force managed by a rapist and war crimes apologist, with soldiers who are facing the boot because they're trans or their own immigration status doesn't meet Miller's "standards".

@ellestad Yes, this seems so clear to me that I'm amazed there are people who do not want or intend to see this.

@Npars01 Yes, absolutely. Fundamentalist Islam and right-wing Christianity may be bitter enemies, but they're mirror images of each other, especially in their hatred of assertive women and LGBTQ people.

@SoftwareTheron Yes. Unfortunately, a large number of Americans chose to ignore the advice of several tope military leaders about what was coming if Trump regained the White House. Now we're going to pay the price for that choice, I fear — all of us.

@StephG_V2 I think we have to wait and see.

@wdlindsy It might also be of no surprise, but CC has also had very strong allegations of sexual abuse of members and children as well. There are podcasts on it if you search. A prominent member was recently arrested for child porn also and many women have tried to speak out about the abuse.

@pdiff1 Thanks for that information. I have to confess I'm not at all surprised.

@cryptadamist Thank you for that information. I hadn't known this, and am not surprised.

@wdlindsy there's clips of Hegseth talking about losing money in Celsius on Fox New over on Youtube.

@wood5y Thank you. No, hadn't seen this. I appreciate the link.