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
“It’s been infiltrated by postmodern, Marxist propaganda like the Geneva Conventions.”
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Chris Sudfeld, Mechanic
Chris Sudfeld, Mechanic
“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
“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
“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
“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
“Haven’t heard about atrocities at Guantánamo Bay in a while.”
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Phillip Recine, Window Cleaner
Phillip Recine, Window Cleaner
“Homogenized groupthink has no place in the Army.”
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Amanda Ruiz, Lawyer
Amanda Ruiz, Lawyer
“They’re not allowed to shoot civilians without saying sorry anymore.”
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Bob Cantwell, Program Manager
Bob Cantwell, Program Manager
“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
“Did you know the military works for the U.S. government?”
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Jordan Contreras, Carpenter
Jordan Contreras, Carpenter
“Wokeness has the pernicious effect of sowing division between soldiers and racist soldiers.”
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Zach Valencia, Meteorologist
Zach Valencia, Meteorologist
“No one ever dies during the Army–Navy football game.”
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Sam Ballard, Barback
Sam Ballard, Barback
“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
“Some of them are stationed in socialist Europe.”
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Greg Thomson, Construction Worker
Greg Thomson, Construction Worker
“We haven’t beaten Germany in a war in almost a century.”
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Oliver Samson, Salesman
Oliver Samson, Salesman
“I hear the bullets are shaped like vaginas now.”
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Jeremiah Duncan, Personal Trainer
Jeremiah Duncan, Personal Trainer
“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
“It’s a convenient excuse not to join it.”
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