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Towlie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-10-09 06:52 PM
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You can get kicked out of the military for being gay, but not for being a Nazi.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0711/p20s01-usmi.html

Civil rights group warns of neo-Nazis in the US military

From the July 11, 2009 edition of Christian Science Monitor

The appearance of 40 active-duty US soldiers on a social networking site known as the "fascist Facebook" appears to add credibility to a controversial government report released in April about extremism in the military.

Presented to congressional committees Friday, the revelations by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) – covered in depth by the military-oriented newspaper, Stars and Stripes – also raises new questions about how serious the Army is about rooting out rank-and-file neo-Nazis – and their potential impact on morale and military discipline.

In contrast to the 12,500 gay service members discharged in the last 15 years because of potential impact on unit morale, SPLC spokeswoman Heidi Beirich says: "There are many people in the military using new technology to put up racist profiles, racist music and ... books that they love that are racist, and as the regulations stand today that's not grounds for being tossed out of the military."

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Tangerine LaBamba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-10-09 06:59 PM
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1. Nothing new there -
in 1977, I represented an Army enlistee in a desertion matter. He was a Nazi - nothing "neo" about his beliefs - and he made no secret that he thought the Army was lax in its discipline, so he took off.

I did a great job for that scum..........................
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blaze Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-10-09 07:43 PM
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3. .


I think I'd hire you in a heartbeat. :hi:
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Tangerine LaBamba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-10-09 07:45 PM
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4. HAHAHAHAHA!
Yeah, I've got the recommendation from a Nazi .............

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ashling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-10-09 07:10 PM
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2. Why kicke 'em out?
That's how they get in! :sarcasm:
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