The
removal of any one critical of any literature that does not match
that of the new U.S. regime has now reached even the naval libraries.
When the those in the armed services are only permuted to read
authorized books the U.S. of Eh is truly well on the way to
authoritarianism
and perhaps already
is an oligarchy.
Steve
Israel who represented New York in the House of Representatives for
eight terms
writes in part...
The
New York Times reported that the U.S. Naval Academy is identifying
books in the school’s Nimitz Library that may be pulled from
circulation because they relate to so-called diversity, equity and
inclusion. Among the 900 potential offenders: a biography of Jackie
Robinson, “The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr.” and
“Einstein on Race and Racism.”........
The
move is part of the Trump administration’s campaign to purge its
way through federal museums, concert halls and now the military.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth — who might want to focus on
threats closer to home, like how he communicates war plans —
ordered the review......
(this)act
of banning history books in a naval library is a betrayal of the men
and women who keep us free.
The
irony in this move is rich. In the name of freedom, we mustn’t let
our future leaders do things like, oh, read what they want to read.
We must treat them like snowflakes, so brittle and sensitive that
they must be protected from the offensive views of Robinson, King,
Einstein and whoever else is on the blacklist of the Navy Blue and
Gold.........
Instead
of supporting our warriors with libraries that will give them an
unvarnished telling of history, the Pentagon has decided to whitewash
it. Instead of encouraging critical thinking skills, the Navy has
decided to dull them.
In
a world of volatile, complex military threats; of cyberwarfare and an
artificial intelligence arms race; of existential enemies like Iran
nearing imminent development of a nuclear warhead; the Hegseth
doctrine suggests that there is nothing to fear but ink on pages,
bound on the shelves in the Navy library. In the war on so-called
“cancel culture,” the U.S. military is canceling history.
When
the leader of our neighboring country starts dictating what his
military can read and think things are getting VERY scary,
particularly when at the same time he is firing hundreds of leaders
that do not conform to his twisted view of the world. Full article
below....
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/5228318-the-navy-cant-fight-for-freedom-while-banning-books/