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| Wounded Warrior Just Explained Trump's Transgender Ban In One Incredible Tweet Thread |
| 2017-07-27 |
| [Red State] After the news of Trump’s transgender ban in the military, the internet unsurprisingly exploded into yet another fit of rage. I guess the millions of people who were about to drop dead where they stood because Congress will now debate Obamacare repeal aren’t an issue anymore. Squirrel! J.R. Salzman is a writer, wounded warrior and a veteran who has served in Iraq and he took the time Wednesday morning to share his own thoughts on the ban and life in the military. It immediately began to go viral, with Salzman eventually telling folks not to expect any more responses to the thousands of replies he’s been receiving since he first posted. Salzman laid out a passionate and logical defense of Trump’s ban. Do you agree with him? Disagree? Drop your thoughts in the comments section... ...and thank you Mr. Salzman for your service. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #10 I am not aware of a ban. A tweet is not the same as an executive order. The tweet was a distraction. When Trump issues the executive order I will believe it...until then all Trump is doing is teasing us conservatives and distracting the liberals... |
| Posted by: Tennessee 2017-07-27 12:38 |
| #9 ...oops, that was me. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-07-27 10:10 |
| #8 ...someone will inevitably point out that the third assistant line cook is not under the pressures seen at the tip of the spear. 92G - Culinary Specialist. Even they are not exempt from enemy action. Ask Shoshana Johnson. The enemy doesn't care. At some point, everyone can become infantry or dead or a POW (their rules, not ours). |
| Posted by: Ulusing Angineting1838 2017-07-27 10:09 |
| #7 Nor is Mr. Beck the only one. Headline in today's Daily Mail: 'I would like to see them try to kick me out of my military': Scores of transgender service members speak out after Trump announced he would ban them |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-07-27 10:01 |
| #6 JohnQC, the New York Daily News has the statistic you're looking for: A RAND Corporation released at the time said that there were between 1,320 and 6,630 transgender people currently serving in all branches of the military. The article is about former SEAL and transgender Kristin Beck's quivering indignation about President Trump's annuoncement. The poor dear looks like she still has to shave daily. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-07-27 09:51 |
| #5 We don't allow schizophrenics to serve, either. But in response to that tweet storm, someone will inevitably point out that the third assistant line cook is not under the pressures seen at the tip of the spear. The point has to be consistent rules and regulations across the entire DoD, ir really nasty stresses will develop. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-07-27 09:39 |
| #4 By estimates there are nearly 700,000 transgender individuals in the U.S., or 0.3% of the adult population. Suppose the figure is accurate. Estimates of the percentage of the population who serve in the military is less than 1.0% of the population. 0.3% of less than 1.0% is a very small percentage of the population--what is it, less than 0.003% or <3 out of 100,000 population? There is a whole lot of attention being given to a very small issue. Consider also the cost of transgender surgery. Should the taxpayers foot the bill for people in the military who want to have this surgery? I don't think it is discrimination of a minority group because people don't want to foot the bill. Moreover, the military should not be a vehicle for every social engineering notion the Progressives might have. It would seem that one could have a reasonable debate about this issue without being assaulted by PC crap that cuts off any debate. It would also seem that the rights of transgenders can be protected by the basics of the Constitution. I suppose those on the left have different notions about what basic rights are provided by the Constitution. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-07-27 09:01 |
| #3 As long as it gets leftards hopping mad and not noticing what the dog did in the night... |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-07-27 08:06 |
| #2 Transgender ban was proven necessary when Berghdahl defected to the Taliban because he was not a soldier that could handle the grind referred to in the above Tweets. Of you are twisted enough to be a fake woman, you are a liability and soldiers will have plenty of opportunity to shoot your ass. |
| Posted by: Threatch Jeamp8135 2017-07-27 04:29 |
| #1 One of the comments at the link: Sometimes it feels like we're living in a world where common sense is a super power. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2017-07-27 02:26 |