{"id":4417,"date":"2023-06-16T10:35:39","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T14:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=4417"},"modified":"2023-06-16T10:35:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T14:35:41","slug":"clueless-deputy-chief-of-space-force-takes-sides-in-woke-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/opinion\/clueless-deputy-chief-of-space-force-takes-sides-in-woke-wars\/paul-crespo\/2023\/06\/","title":{"rendered":"Clueless Deputy Chief of Space Force Takes Sides in \u2018Woke Wars\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>ANALYSIS<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 You would think that a senior U.S. military officer would finally have figured out that they should stay out of the \u2018woke wars\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately,&nbsp;Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt, deputy chief of space operations&nbsp;at the U.S. Space Force (USSF), appears to have not gotten the memo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even as the Pentagon cracks down on ridiculous Drag Queen shows, and the Congress pushes to eliminate woke policies like taxpayer-funded abortion travel, and \u2018diversity\u2019 programs that are more divisive than inclusive, Burt decided now was the time to rail against what she called \u201canti-LGBTQ+ laws\u201d at the state level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She made her speech at a Pentagon \u2018Pride\u2019 event last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Space Force general decries &#39;anti-LGBTQ+&#39; laws at Pentagon &#39;Pride&#39; event, claims they affect hiring decisions <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VapBoI8uzo\">https:\/\/t.co\/VapBoI8uzo<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1669420973408374785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fox News&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/space-force-general-decries-anti-lgbtq-laws-pentagon-pride-event-claims-they-affect-hiring-decisions\">reported that<\/a>&nbsp;she \u201cclaimed that&nbsp;such laws&nbsp;affect her hiring and promotion decisions, sometimes leading her to choose a &#8220;less qualified&#8221; candidate because of a preferred candidate&#8217;s \u2018personal circumstances.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes. She said that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fox said that Burt told those attending the event:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Transformational cultural change requires leadership from the top, and we do not have time to wait. Since January of this year, more than 400 anti-LGBTQ+ laws have been introduced at the state level. That number is rising and demonstrates a trend that could be dangerous for service members, their families, and the readiness of the force as a whole.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Fox News&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/space-force-general-decries-anti-lgbtq-laws-pentagon-pride-event-claims-they-affect-hiring-decisions\">explained<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>The &#8220;anti-LGBTQ+ laws&#8221; Burt mentioned appeared to be referencing&nbsp;<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/texas-latest-state-ban-puberty-blockers-sex-change-surgeries-minors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the legislation passed<\/a><\/em><em>&nbsp;by more than 20 states restricting or banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, as well as numerous bills limiting the amount of time in which an abortion can be performed during a pregnancy.<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of these GOP-led state laws are perfectly reasonable, and designed to protect unborn children, and their mothers, as well as protect kids being pushed into irreversible transgender medical procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are also totally outside her purview, and democratically established by state legislatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But to Burt, they are so dangerous she prefers to hire less qualified candidates due to their &#8216;personal circumstances,&#8217; rather than subject them to these states\u2019 laws.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fox News\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/space-force-general-decries-anti-lgbtq-laws-pentagon-pride-event-claims-they-affect-hiring-decisions\">quoted her<\/a>\u00a0as saying:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>When I look at potential candidates, say, for squadron command, I strive to match the right person to the right job. I consider their job performance and relevant experience first. However, I&nbsp;<\/em><em>also look at their personal circumstances, and their family is also an important factor.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If the good match for a job does not feel safe being themselves and performing at their highest potential at a given location, or if their family could be denied critical health care due to the laws in that state, I am compelled to consider a different candidate, and, perhaps, less qualified.&nbsp;<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Which part of \u2018don\u2019t get into partisan politics or the culture wars\u2019 doesn\u2019t she understand. And hiring less qualified people for a job based on \u2018personal circumstances\u2019 sounds like discrimination to me.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not to mention horrible leadership, dangerous to national security, and bad for America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it\u2019s not just one senior leader at USSF. According to leaked emails, last month, two Navy officials&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/navy-officials-critics-lgbtq-pride-efforts-bigots-aholes-emails\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">derided critics<\/a>&nbsp;of the service\u2019s promotion of LGBTQ+ Pride as &#8220;bigots&#8221; and &#8220;a\u2014holes.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These two \u2018Pride Pushers\u2019 reportedly schemed on how to best post a &#8220;rainbow wingtip graphic&#8221; for LGBTQ+ Pride Month on the Navy social media accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I wrote\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/americanliberty.news\/commentary\/pentagon-moving-away-from-celebrating-woke-pride-month\/pcrespo\/2023\/06\/\">about then<\/a>, the Navy only had one Pride image up on social media for less than a day on June 1st, the start of \u2018Pride Month,\u2019 before removing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USNavy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USNavy<\/a> quietly removed their LGBTQ+ Pride banner <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zqsFWHGBcw\">pic.twitter.com\/zqsFWHGBcw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1664613307351805952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>None of the other services posted Pride imagery this year, a stark difference from last year when \u2018Pride Month\u2019 began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is hopefully part of a broader Pentagon policy to pull out of&nbsp;the &#8216;woke wars&#8217; and keep partisan, ideological, racial, and sexual politics out of our military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I noted earlier: \u201cOnly the Coast Guard and the National Guard made posts for Pride Month, but neither service changed its profile pictures or header image.&nbsp;Hopefully, they will soon get the memo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, now I add &#8211; these navy officials and Lt. Gen. Burt should also get the memo, or even better, an invitation to a Congressional hearing to explain themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s time to focus on real wars, not woke ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of Great America News Desk.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANALYSIS \u2013 You would think that a senior U.S. military officer would finally have figured out that they should stay out of the \u2018woke wars\u2019\u00a0 Unfortunately,&nbsp;Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt, deputy chief of space operations&nbsp;at the U.S. Space Force (USSF), appears to have not gotten the memo. 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