Pete Hegseth said the military's job was to “unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy,” and he expected aggressiveness and risk-taking and turning away from what he has called a “woke” culture that he says has weakened the military. He also said he would set higher standards for charges of rape, abuse, racism, and bullying. Also the victim could not remain anonymous (which is meant to keep women quiet and fear coming forward), because if it the investigation determines that the charge was overblown, the victim would be prosecuted. Basically he wanted to build a more brutish, risk-taking culture. And in my mind, that mentality empowers men to be their worst alpha selves, permitting the worst kind of behavior, which at the very least includes sexual harassment of women and hazing and bullying of anyone you don't like or respect.
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Pete Hegseth said the military's job was to “unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy,” and he expected aggressiveness and risk-taking and turning away from what he has called a “woke” culture that he says has weakened the military. He also said he would set higher standards for charges of rape, abuse, racism, and bullying. Also the victim could not remain anonymous (which is meant to keep women quiet and fear coming forward), because if it the investigation determines that the charge was overblown, the victim would be prosecuted. Basically he wanted to build a more brutish, risk-taking culture. And in my mind, that mentality empowers men to be their worst alpha selves, permitting the worst kind of behavior, which at the very least includes sexual harassment of women and hazing and bullying of anyone you don't like or respect.