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Americans Explain Why The Military Is Too Woke

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Many believe that a once-strong military composed of straight white men has become weak due to a liberal obsession with inclusion. The Onion asked Americans to explain why the U.S. military is too woke, and this is what they said.

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Deborah Woodside, Dog Walker

Deborah Woodside, Dog Walker

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“It’s been infiltrated by postmodern, Marxist propaganda like the Geneva Conventions.”

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Chris Sudfeld, Mechanic

Chris Sudfeld, Mechanic

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“Women are allowed to serve in combat roles even though science has shown they’re less physically capable of pushing a single button and instantly blowing up someone 400 miles away.”

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Dan Korn, Engineer

Dan Korn, Engineer

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“You think today’s woke soldiers can kick ass like we did in Vietnam?”

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Summer Armstrong, Software Consultant

Summer Armstrong, Software Consultant

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“They’re too focused on diversity. You’ve got the Army, the Marines, the Navy, even the Coast Guard. I mean, just give everyone a gun and put them in one big military.”

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Fynn Burch, Line Order Cook

Fynn Burch, Line Order Cook

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“They let women serve in the military, even though women aren’t American.”

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Nancy Geissler, Event Planner

Nancy Geissler, Event Planner

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“Haven’t heard about atrocities at Guantánamo Bay in a while.”

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Phillip Recine, Window Cleaner

Phillip Recine, Window Cleaner

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“Homogenized groupthink has no place in the Army.”

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Amanda Ruiz, Lawyer

Amanda Ruiz, Lawyer

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“They’re not allowed to shoot civilians without saying sorry anymore.”

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Bob Cantwell, Program Manager

Bob Cantwell, Program Manager

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“They sometimes use silencers on their guns now, which is kind of effeminate if you think about it.”

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Kerry Carter, Landscaper

Kerry Carter, Landscaper

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“Did you know the military works for the U.S. government?”

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Jordan Contreras, Carpenter

Jordan Contreras, Carpenter

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“Wokeness has the pernicious effect of sowing division between soldiers and racist soldiers.”

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Zach Valencia, Meteorologist

Zach Valencia, Meteorologist

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“No one ever dies during the Army–Navy football game.”

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Sam Ballard, Barback

Sam Ballard, Barback

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“A recruiter rejected me just because I tried to shoot him. What woke bullshit.”

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Lily Peach, Snowplow Driver

Lily Peach, Snowplow Driver

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“Some of them are stationed in socialist Europe.”

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Greg Thomson, Construction Worker

Greg Thomson, Construction Worker

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“We haven’t beaten Germany in a war in almost a century.”

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Oliver Samson, Salesman

Oliver Samson, Salesman

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“I hear the bullets are shaped like vaginas now.”

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Jeremiah Duncan, Personal Trainer

Jeremiah Duncan, Personal Trainer

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“I don’t even want to know what new sexuality the red, white, and blue flag with the stars represents.”

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Tim Winchell, Teacher

Tim Winchell, Teacher

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“It’s a convenient excuse not to join it.”

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