DEI White Supremacist

Pete Hegseth is a White Supremacist? His tattoos identify him as one. As per the following two article excerpts...

Thomas Lecaque, an associate professor of history at Grand View University who specializes in the nexus of apocalyptic religion and political violence ... has been following these communities for over a decade [says] "There is no version of Deus Vult that means anything other than Crusader fanboy ... It's a call to religious violence, expressly linked to a pretty horrific episode in history. There isn't another way of reading it other than that". [link] "Deus vult" (Latin for "God wills it") is a phrase historically associated with the Crusades. In modern times, it has been appropriated by some white supremacist and far-right groups to connect their causes with divine will. Hegseth, who has downplayed the role of military members and veterans in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack and railed against the Pentagon's subsequent efforts to address extremism in the ranks, has said he was pulled by his District of Columbia National Guard unit from guarding Joe Biden’s January 2021 inauguration. He's said he was unfairly identified as an extremist due to a cross tattoo on his chest. ...a fellow Guard member who was the unit's security manager and on an anti-terrorism team at the time, shared with The Associated Press an email he sent to the unit's leadership flagging [the] tattoo reading "Deus Vult" that's been used by white supremacists, concerned it was an indication of an "Insider Threat". [link]

The person who held the same position before Hegseth was a vastly more qualified person. And he was Black. Pete is unqualified. As a drunk and a sexual assaulter, he is exactly the type of person who should NOT be United States Secretary of Defense. Setting aside his White Supremacist tattoos.


Though I don't think they should be set aside at all. Clearly the executive branch is currently infested with White Supremacists. Pete says that people who take note of his White Supremacist tattoos are engaging in "Anti-Christian bigotry". To which I say, BULLSH|T. The Klan also claims to be a Christian organization.

Video: The Dangerous Reality of White Christian Nationalism. Kat Abu aka Katherine Abughazaleh.


This process of obfuscation is central all bigoted movements. Most people don't want to admit their own biases. At least publicly. That's why it's effective to sanitize racist opinions as "community concern". Or hatred toward queer people as "protecting children". Or White Supremacy, whether consciously or not, as "Christian values".

Post authored by the AntiRacist Lefty blogger Dervish Sanders. wym357.