Part of the handout that accompanied an invitation to "Operation Inclusion".
An invitation was sent to thousands of civilian and uniformed personnel at the Army’s Redstone Arsenal to attend “Operation Inclusion.” It was an invitation, not an order, to attend and discuss the realities of racism, discrimination and loss of life, a discussion of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. This is a tour that was slated for all Army 4 star commands.
It came from ‘U.S. Army Equity & Inclusion Agency’ and ‘Assistant Secretary of the Army – Manpower and Reserve Affairs.’
It included the pyramid you see above.
I know it’s really tiny, but one of the things listed under the black line to the left and less than half way down is “Make America Great Again,” listed as Covert White Supremacy.
Republicans are not amused.
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks’ (R-Huntsville) issued a press release. “U.S. Army personnel have violated the Hatch Act and any number of military regulations by distributing materials that, among other offensive things, labels president Donald Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ slogan or ‘Celebration of Columbus Day’ as white supremacist. The U.S. Army is not the place for political indoctrination or reeducation experimentation.”
He wants them fired.
“These vile violators of the Hatch Act should be made an example as a stern warning to other federal employees that no one is above the law when it comes to illegally using federal government resources to promote racial division and advance a partisan political agenda.”
Ironically, he spoke a great truth.
“There are better ways to accomplish this mission of Operation Inclusion without demonizing and asserting that those who support President Trump are “White Supremacists” and, therefore, racists. “
How did this happen? If you look at the tiny print at the bottom, the Army did not create this pyramid. They borrowed it from a series of groups, but lately, “The Conscious Kid” an education, research, and policy organization dedicated to equity and promoting healthy racial identity development in youth.
Fox News, of course, went batshit:
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-army-investigating-handout-white-supremacy
To see the entire handout and the Republican rant, go here: yellowhammernews.com/...
The US Army claims it was a mistake.
