Does West Point, the U.S. Army’s military academy in West Point, N.Y., also teach “critical race theory”? Michael Waltz, a member of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, recently sent a letter to the president of West Point asking whether critical race theory is being taught at West Point. He warned that the continued teaching of “critical race theory” would have dangerous consequences for the effectiveness and strength of the U.S. military.
In a press release, Republican U.S. Rep. Walz of Florida explained that information from some soldiers, cadets and families was recently brought to his attention. In February, he learned that West Point required cadets to attend a mandatory seminar on “diversity, equity and inclusion. According to the schedule he received, cadets were “required” to attend at least one of the workshops.
Waltz said he watched slides from a presentation at one of the workshops titled “White Power at West Point” and “Racist Dog Whistles at West Point,” as well as a presentation titled “Understanding White People and White Anger. “. Some of the families he spoke with were disturbed by the content.
According to Waltz, at one meeting, an active-duty female colonel told the Corps how she had self-reflected on her white privilege and felt guilty about her “racial superiority.
In her letter, Waltz said, “While we should eradicate all forms of extremism and never tolerate racism, I am alarmed that this dogma will focus the attention of our future leaders on race, be detrimental to cohesion, undermine morale and damage the readiness of the military.”
“These teachings of critical race doctrine are designed to turn those who are the main pillars of the military and the advanced students against each other through divisive indoctrination under the pressure of ‘wokism’ (awakeningism).”
“Unfortunately, these seminars make our future military leaders feel they should treat officers and enlisted men differently based on race and socioeconomic background. (Yet) in a combat environment, where every soldier must bear equal responsibility for danger, I can’t think of a more destructive concept for team cohesion and morale.”
Waltz told the Washington Examiner he spoke with Lt. Gen. Darryl Williams, the president of West Point, about it. “We had a brief phone call and he assured me they were looking into the matter and assured me there would be a more formal response detailing what was being taught and why it was being taught.”
Waltz added, “We’re going to continue to work and look into this in depth.” He said he wants details on West Point’s lectures on critical race theory, including inflammatory lessons and lectures harmful to the mission and morale of the U.S. Army.
In a recent interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, Walz said it was outrageous and troubling to him that as a military commissioner and a veteran, you know “you’re all the same from the first day you enlist in the Army.
The former member of the U.S. Army Green Berets, the most elite special operations unit in the U.S. Army, added, “You’re told the only skin color you have to worry about is the protective color (of the clothing). …… enemy bullets don’t care if (your skin is) black, white or brown, nor do they care about political party, race or religion, etc. And, when we’re teaching future leaders of the U.S. Army, we don’t have to care about it either.”
Waltz further said that lectures at West Point, inspired by “critical race theory,” can cause problems in combat. Critical race theory is an offshoot of Marxist critical theory.
“As a Green Beret, I can’t imagine that if I ordered a soldier to machine-gun a soldier in combat, with the seeds now planted in his head – (would I question) did I send him because he was African-American? Should I feel guilty because of white privilege?” Waltz asked.
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