The power of coercion attracts sexual deviants, turning the US military into a rapist haven.
"With over 500 sexual assaults every week, and a rule that permits commanders to dismiss all charges – regardless of how much evidence is amassed against the accused – the US military is a veritable rapists’ paradise. Reports of rapes have increased by 30 percent since 2007 – a huge jump. And that’s just the reported rapes, which, by the Pentagon’s estimates, account for only 20 percent of the total. Over at Lackland Air Force Base, in Texas, it’s an orgy of sexual harassment, with 32 instructors accused of “inappropriate” behavior with 62 trainees. It’s a wonder they have time for anything else. "This was predicted when the US allowed women to join the military, and it's come true.
"To begin with, part of the problem is the way the military deals with such incidents: the victim is supposed to report it to her (or his) immediate superior – who is very often the perpetrator. But the issue goes a lot deeper than that, rooted as it is in the very nature of warfare."Exactly.
"Rape isn’t about sex, it’s about power: the power to dominate, and humiliate one’s victims. It is, in short, the sexual equivalent of war – which is why it is so often practiced as a deliberate war strategy. In Imperial America, where the cult of the military has been taken to ridiculous extremes, the soldier is valorized and put on a pedestal so high that it’s no wonder they feel they can get away with anything. Held in tandem with the idea that our military is the best, the strongest, the most dominant in all the world, is it any wonder that rape is part of the military culture? "No, and this was recognized before they allowed women in the military.
Attackers kill 24 and wound 22 in Iraq as they attack liquor stores.
US military doing some kind of military activity in 74 countries that it will admit. This doesn't count covert actions.
No comments:
Post a Comment