MicroWaveSep 25, 2023

GOP congressman calls for execution of “sodomy-promoting” US Army general

https://lemmy.world/post/5718973

GOP congressman calls for execution of “sodomy-promoting” US Army general - Lemmy.world

Rep. Paul Gosar said that the “homosexual-promoting” general “would be hung” in a better society. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) called for the execution of General Mark Milley, the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a homophobic tirade this weekend. In his newsletter this weekend – published to his Congressional website – Gosar accused Milley of being a “homosexual-promoting-BLM-activist” who delayed the military’s response to the January 6 riot. An election denier, Gosar has in the past claimed that he “started the revolution,” referring to the insurrection.

Show threadsailingbytheleeSep 25, 2023

If all the quotes in the article, both from Gosar and Trump, are correct, that’s pretty outrageous. I didn’t fact-check them.

In any case, I heard Milley interviewed by Fareed Zakaria about a week ago. You can tell that he is completely bemused by all these crazy Republicans accusing him of being “woke”. He is an old, white, grizzled, buzz-cut, 45-year army general. He is the epitome of The Establishment. In any previous decade, he would have been a staunch conservative. But the Republicans have gone crazy and alienated all of the sane conservatives.

Show threadraynethackerySep 25, 2023
TIL 45 is old.
Show threadsailingbythelee
Haha, I worded that poorly. I meant to say that he’s been in the military for 45 years.
Sep 25, 2023 at 8:51pmWeb