New Year’s Day attacks by US service members highlight threat, says Bishop Garrison who led DoD investigation

Summary

Bishop Garrison, a former Pentagon official who led a 2021 investigation into military extremism, warns that recent New Year’s Day attacks by military personnel highlight the ongoing threat of radicalization and distress in the armed forces.

Despite a report recommending counter-extremism measures, its policies were never implemented, facing backlash from right-wing figures, including Trump’s defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth.

As Hegseth aims to dismantle counter-extremism programs, Garrison stresses the risks of neglecting the issue, citing cultural and mental health challenges within the military.

  • TimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)@badatbeing.socialEnglish
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    21 hours ago

    The problem with extremism is that today they may be on Trump’s/GOP’s side, and the Trump and the GOP think that’s great and look to exploit these individuals. The problem comes that at some point -

    1. he (Trump) won’t live forever.
    2. when a rabbit hole takes them in another conspiracy theory fueled direction.
    3. someone covets the power enough that they make a move to remove/replace Trump.

    This is just a few, but there are so many more bad outcomes that I’m certain the GOP has no plan on how to counter them.