General Mark Milley Weighs In on Critical Race Theory Debate

June 23, 2021 | Clip Of Defense Secretary Austin and General Milley Testify on 2022 Budget, Part 1 2021-06-23T12:48:24-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/b26/20210623124930002_hd.jpgDuring a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the president’s budget, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Milley says it is important for the military to understand critical race theory, as well as “white rage” to better understand why the Capitol was stormed on January 6. “I want to understand white rage, and I’m white, and I want to understand it. So what is it that caused thousands of people to assault this building and try to overturn the Constitution of the United States of America. What caused that, I want to find that out. I want to maintain an open mind here…I’ve ready Mao Zedong. I’ve read Karl Marx. I’ve read Lenin. That doesn’t make me a communist. So what is wrong with understanding, having some situational understanding for the country we are here to defend. And I personally find it offensive that we are accusing the United States military, our general officers, our commissioned, non-commissioned officers of being ‘woke’ or something else,” Milley says.

During a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the president’s budget, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Milley says it is… read more

During a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the president’s budget, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Milley says it is important for the military to understand critical race theory, as well as “white rage” to better understand why the Capitol was stormed on January 6. “I want to understand white rage, and I’m white, and I want to understand it. So what is it that caused thousands of people to assault this building and try to overturn the Constitution of the United States of America. What caused that, I want to find that out. I want to maintain an open mind here…I’ve ready Mao Zedong. I’ve read Karl Marx. I’ve read Lenin. That doesn’t make me a communist. So what is wrong with understanding, having some situational understanding for the country we are here to defend. And I personally find it offensive that we are accusing the United States military, our general officers, our commissioned, non-commissioned officers of being ‘woke’ or something else,” Milley says. close

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