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Matt BlazeonMastodon4d ago
In case it isn't already abundantly clear, when they say "woke", they mean "treating people who aren't white males with fairness".
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/hegseth-promotion-list.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WVA.tyE5.oxlxlbTn702W&smid=url-share
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Analysis Summary
This post's factual claim is solid — Hegseth did remove two Black and two female officers from a one-star promotion list. The events are well-documented by NPR, NYT, and other outlets. The post's commentary uses that verified fact to make a broader rhetorical point about what "woke" means — which reflects a real pattern in how the term is used, though the claim is presented as sweeping social commentary rather than nuanced analysis.
Claims Analysis (2)
“Hegseth strikes two Black and two female officers from promotion list”
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth intervened to stop the promotions of several high-ranking service members including four Army officers, two Black men and two female soldiers, on track to become one-star generals.
“Post's implicit claim: when critics call something 'woke', they often mean treating non-white-male groups with fairness”
Before his appointment by the Trump administration, Hegseth wrote books disparaging the U.S. military as woke and suggesting that diversity in the ranks had weakened the force. The pattern documented here supports this observation about how the term is used.
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