If you were paying attention last week you got to see a couple of stark examples of media bias, ideology norms, and behavioral differences between various segments of society. These would be the less than 1 percent who serve (based on population percentages since 9-11-2001) and the rest of the population. Between conservatives and liberals.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/navy-leader-who-told-sailors-aboard-uss-harry-s-truman-to-clap-like-were-at-a-strip-club-has-resigned
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/brian-sims-resign-abortion-pro-life-harass
Granted, I don’t know the Chief personally, or his politics for certain. I do know that from my 20+ years serving, the military tends to leans right. Teeter-totter not even coming off the ground, right. It only fits with the disparity of ideology. The right and military espouse more tradition, structure, and discipline. The left does not; it is more about feelings and doing what you want to do.
The example:
Command Master Chief Jonas Carter instructed attendees to a speech to be headed by Vice President Mike Pence, to “clap like they were at a strip club.”
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Philadelphia State politician Phil Sims saw two teenage girls, 13 and 15, praying outside a Planned Parenthood office. Earlier, Sims had been on a rant against an elderly women for her stance against abortion. As to the girls, Sims belittled them for the color, religion, even political ideology. I don’t know about you, but I don’t know many 13 year old activists. Sims then offered $100 to anyone who could “dox” the girls.
A quick Google search shows that to dox someone is to: “search for and publish private or identifying information about (a particular individual) on the Internet, typically with malicious intent.”
Teenagers. And Sims wants to destroy them. Tough guy, this one. Oh, yes. Real man.
The build up:
Chief Carter was reprimanded for his choice of words. “Not keeping with the Navy standards of leadership.”
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Sims was slammed by GOP critics and calls for him to resign were growing. Planned Parenthood called him a champion on pro-choice issues.
The result:
Chief Carter resigned and retired from the Navy.
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Sims is still “serving” the people of Pennsylvania.
The analysis:
The Chief is more guilty to being blind to today’s hyper active sense of political correctness. Clapping like you’re in a strip club implies the objectification of women. In today’s #metoo, and #sexstrike world, the Chief had just touched the third rail. Had he said, “Clap like you just won the lottery.” All would have been fine aside from the left still complaining about him encouraging applause for a conservative, evangelical man.
Sims couldn’t care less about the optics of his actions. He chose them, in fact. He advocates for the killing of unborn babies and gives not one shit what the other side thinks or says. He never apologized, saying only that he “can do better”. He knows the entire leftist machine and their lap dog media sycophants will shelter him.
The story is already out of the media. Sort of like the Chief is out of the Navy.
Right versus left. Military versus never served. Stark differences.