Doesn't have to be illegal for there to be consequences.
Any idiot should know by now that discussing this stuff on facebook under your real name is a bad idea. Never mind that using your real name online AT ALL is something that should be avoided whenever possible, using it to discuss matters pertaining national security when you are a member of the special forces is just next level retardation.
It's so retarded that it almost seems more likely to me that this facebook group was a full on glowie honeypot from the start.
More likely they were just chatting about stuff that is verboten to think, and the powers are creating a pretext to use against them later.
The same way the media floated stories about Jan 6th and the later March date where “bad stuff” was supposed to happen, all so they could give cover for their FBI buddies to start “investigating” people.
I honestly would get off those platforms entirely if I were military, but then again I never joined...
In secret Facebook groups, America's best warriors share racist jabs, lies about 2020, even QAnon theories
NBC News reviewed posts from four private, secret Facebook groups that describe themselves as solely for current and former special operations forces.
April 16, 2021, 8:30 AM UTC
By Carol E. Lee
Collectively, the two groups have more than 5,000 members, with some belonging to both. U.S. Special Operations Command has about 70,000 personnel, and there are tens of thousands more retired members of special operations forces.
Facebook has flagged a few of the posts in the groups as including false information, or they have received pushback from fellow members.
An announcement in the Facebook group US Special Forces Team Room last year tells members to be careful of what they post because "someone is always watching and collecting."obtained by NBC News
The politically charged ones often ridicule President Joe Biden — describing him as "senile" and weak compared to leaders like Russian President Vladimir Putin — and refer to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin with derogatory terms like "bubba."
Many of the posts express support for Trump, including his false claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election. One member of a group, for instance, commented on an image of law enforcement officers with their guns drawn while barricaded inside the House chamber during the Jan. 6 riot, writing, "too bad they didn't bother to defend the Constitution."
Other posts promote conspiracy theories that those involved in the Jan. 6 riot were members of antifa and Black Lives Matter, not Trump supporters.
Garry Reid, director for defense intelligence at the Defense Department, said the Pentagon is trying to better "identify, detect, categorize and take action against any such behaviors in this department."
"This is very disturbing material for me and very disturbing content that in no way would mirror the behavior expected of persons employed by the Department of Defense, and certainly not serving in the U.S. military," Reid said.
When it comes to special operations forces, he said, "because of the sensitivity of the missions and the criticality to security that some of these operations have, people would be even more concerned and upset to know that that exists in that community."
When it comes to special operations forces, he said, "because of the sensitivity of the missions and the criticality to security that some of these operations have, people would be even more concerned and upset to know that that exists in that community."
Such behavior isn't acceptable in the military, but it can be difficult to detect and root out, he said.
"Humans have thoughts, and we don't like all the thoughts that people have. But what's not tolerated is putting thoughts into action," Reid said. "And taking action in this case, [meaning] posting something to a site on the internet, is contrary to policy, because it is espousing the views that bring forward aspects of hate and violence and unlawful discrimination. That is just flatly unacceptable."
The posts viewed by NBC News "would be a reason for further investigation," he said.
A spokesperson for Facebook said that while its private groups have the option to be visible or hidden, the company's standards apply to both, and that they are enforced by a combination of technology and employees who review content.
The FBI is investigating active-duty troops and reservists as part of its investigation into the riot. There is growing concern that the problem is more pervasive than it appears among those currently serving.
Humans have thoughts, and we don't like all the thoughts that people have. But what's not tolerated is putting thoughts into action," Reid said. "And taking action in this case, [meaning] posting something to a site on the internet, is contrary to policy, because it is espousing the views that bring forward aspects of hate and violence and unlawful discrimination. That is just flatly unacceptable."
Remmber when they told us to just ignore Tumblr. Just ignore Twitter. There's no consequences, America freeze peach lmao XD
Absolute honk.
lmao at "slippery slope fallacy"
Slippery slope is historical precedent.
The Slippery Slope is a fallacy. The only arguments against it are that the examples are shit.
Don't you know that the "real world" will set them straight once they leave college.
That's part of it.
Yes, please piss off ALL the guys who are really good at shooting, working as a unit, and planning ops.
I, for one, am looking forward to service guaranteeing citizenship
<Desire to know more intensifies>
I don't wanna have to re-up if I don't have to.
There won't be one here because the brass is libtarded.
Obviously not, if they're stupid enough to say this stuff on facebook
How is insulting President Joe Biden, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, BLM and posting about election fraud illegal.
Is this American Free Speech™ again.
Doesn't have to be illegal for there to be consequences.
Any idiot should know by now that discussing this stuff on facebook under your real name is a bad idea. Never mind that using your real name online AT ALL is something that should be avoided whenever possible, using it to discuss matters pertaining national security when you are a member of the special forces is just next level retardation.
It's so retarded that it almost seems more likely to me that this facebook group was a full on glowie honeypot from the start.
More likely they were just chatting about stuff that is verboten to think, and the powers are creating a pretext to use against them later.
The same way the media floated stories about Jan 6th and the later March date where “bad stuff” was supposed to happen, all so they could give cover for their FBI buddies to start “investigating” people.
I honestly would get off those platforms entirely if I were military, but then again I never joined...
Back to Moscow you go.
Dude, it's fucking basic OpSec.
Americans go to Moscow to insult their own president.
They are doing to the US Military in 2021 what they did to the Iraqi Army in 2005. This is not going to end well.
More please.
https://archive.ph/TBn0n https:// www. nbcnews. com/news/military/secret-facebook-groups-america-s-best-warriors-share-racist-jabs-n1263985
Wow, look at all this Free™ Speech© in America®.
They're just a couple of dudes.
The General Staff (officers) is what makes an army really useful these days.
Oh please just fuck off already.
Wrong Think will not be tolerated!
Worried their elite warriors are radicalized. Solution, fire them all to make absolutely certain they are radicalized.
So she's used goods, and her husband is a cuck. What a winner.