Woke-ism in the military. Part deux.

What are the “extremists” threatening national security by their infiltration to the military? According to Politico, the above photo is a representation of those people.

From Politico;

‘Be aware’: The Pentagon’s target list for extremist infiltrators — right and left

Flags from the left-wing Antifa movement. Depictions of Pepe the Frog, the cartoon character that’s been misappropriated by racist groups. Iconography from the far-right Proud Boys, including the phrase “stand back and stand by” from former President Donald Trump.

They are all signs that extremists could be infiltrating the military, according to internal training materials that offer a more detailed view into the array of radical groups and ideologies the Pentagon is trying to keep out of the ranks.

“There are members of the [Department of Defense] who belong to extremist groups or actively participate in efforts to further extremist ideologies,” states a 17-page briefing obtained by POLITICO that was compiled by the DoD Insider Threat Management and Analysis Center, which is part of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.

“Be aware of symbols of far right, far left, Islamist or single issue ideologies,” it warns, stressing that members of the military and civilian personnel have “a duty and responsibility” to report extremist behavior or activity.

The materials were prepared as part of a broader Pentagon effort to crack down on extremists who may be lurking inside the military after dozens of ex-service members were arrested for their roles in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop the certification of the presidential election.

The prevalence of extremists in the Defense Department appears to be small. For example, the 222,000-strong Marine Corps recently reported that it kicked out four members last year for extremist activity.

They link to a copy of the DARPA slideshow used during their stand down. Which you can read through here. You might wonder just where DARPA got the source material. Politico asked.

Jared Adams, a spokesperson for DARPA, explained in an email that “our training module was copied verbatim from the material provided by the DOD Insider Threat Management & Analysis Center of the Defense Counter Intelligence and Security Agency.

“We did not add any symbols and used all the imagery provided,” Adams said.

On page one the three types of extremism includes “‘Patriot’ Extremism”, “Anarchist Extermism”, and “Ethnic/Racial Extremism”. The latter they say, “While the vast majority of these groups hold white supremacist views…”

As you can see, the “OK” hand gesture and Pepe the Frog are both signs someone might be a violent extremist. They’re literally lumped in with Nazis and ISIS.

They also include the Come and Take It flag. That saying dates back to the Battle of Thermopylae. King Leonidas in 480BC sent the message “Molon Labe”  (come and take it [them]) as a message of defiance to the invading Persians. Those racist Greeks.

The “Come and Take It” message was also used during the American Revolution and perhaps most famously the Texas Revolution when the above seen flag was created with a picture of a cannon. The Texans defended successfully against the Mexican military who had come to seize their cannon. In modern times the flag has had the cannon replaced with the AR-15 (though the slideshow version above is an AK-47) as seen in the slideshow. This variant has been widely adopted by pro-Second Amendment groups. It’s now an “extremist” position to support part of the Bill of Rights.

If you make it as far as page 11 in the slideshow you’ll see slides documenting the types of extremist groups threatening the DoD. You’ll find mention of incels, but there’s no discussion of radical Islam. In their defense, maybe they don’t consider that “home grown” extremism. The victims of Nidal Hassan might disagree.

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