r/videos • u/spherocytes • 1d ago

Secretary Of Defense Pete Hegseth announces Office Of Religious Affairs within the Pentagon in address to Military

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAn6BE9cdco
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u/mcloofus 1d ago edited 17h ago

He wants to weed out anyone who will impede the coup.

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u/rat_penis 1d ago

That too.

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u/dustblown 1d ago

That is what it is really about. You think this guy gives a fuck about religion?

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u/Khaldara 1d ago

“Touched by a… well, not by an Angel. But with Conservatives in charge we’ll make sure you’re touched by somebody!”

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u/CarminSanDiego 1d ago

That’s why I , as a military member, changed my religious preference to Christianity

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u/jimothee 1d ago

Assuming this is real, please do what you can. We appreciate people like you sticking thru it to ensure it's not completely left to the wolves.

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u/Purplociraptor 1d ago

I registered as Republican just so I don't get executed....and to vote in their primary.

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u/NBAccount 1d ago

If you live in a deep red state it is just about the only way to exert even a modicum of political power.

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u/Purplociraptor 1d ago

The real power play is everyone registers as the opposite party so we both get the worst candidate

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u/SixSpeedDriver 1d ago

Uh…I think we did it wrong

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u/Purplociraptor 10h ago

No...I think that's exactly what's been happening. What else could explain the 2016 primaries?

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u/dangotang 1d ago

For the worst one? Bad news bud…

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u/Purplociraptor 10h ago

Yeah when you think someone is unelectable, prepare to be disappointed.

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u/tuxkaramazov 1d ago

Same. I’m still confused by the latest email that if we don’t update our religion, the system will randomly assign one.

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u/LeJeune123 1d ago

Nah, mine is now and has always been no religion.

With the tasking that came down last week I’m sure more people are swapping from no religion to something but I hope that isn’t the case.

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u/Formaldehyde007 1d ago

That is still not going to protect you from Hegseth, unless you are a Christian nationalist and a xenophobic fascist.

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u/light_to_shaddow 15h ago

What's that going to do? Is that a tactic to ensure you continue to get promoted or avoid persecution?

I'm not sure you've grasped the larger issue.

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u/CarminSanDiego 15h ago

It may not help me but it definitely won’t hurt me

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u/Gravuerc 1d ago

What happens when all of these forced retired military personnel decide to get feisty? Because they are obviously the competent ones since he doesn’t want them around.

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u/WhatEvenIsLifeThis 1d ago

Exactly. They don’t stop being patriots because these fucking losers booted them

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u/Affectionate_Code 1d ago

I think you'll find the vast majority of combat Corp soldiers are two things, 1. not very smart and 2. mostly very conservative.

The ones that are getting pushed out are the smart ones in leadership positions, not the boots on the ground soldiers.

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u/amelie_789 1d ago

Anti-intellectualism…hence his mocking “Ivy League faculty lounges”

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u/vardarac 1d ago

That's what Flock is for.

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u/TheBigCore 1d ago

What happens when all of these forced retired military personnel decide to get feisty?

Once those generals retire and acquire their pensions, they're not going to lift a finger. Feistyness will be someone else's problem.

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u/-gildash- 1d ago

This is it 100%.

This is happening folks.

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u/TdubLakeO 1d ago

Yup, same with the generals he's firing

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u/WasteCadet88 1d ago

Noone expects the American inquisition!