Defense secretary, GOP congressman clash over alleged 'wokeism' in military

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% :Decorum began to crumble as the two men started talking over one another, Gaetz reiterating the controversial content of the lecture, Austin reiterating that the Pentagon does not embrace socialism.
59% : "So now that you know that they did this, would you agree that embracing socialism is not an effective strategy to combat China?"
50% : And this budget helps us to do that.""Not if we embrace socialism," Gaetz said.
49% : "I certainly don't agree with embracing socialism," Austin replied.
45% :Gaetz began by asking Austin why taxpayers should fund lectures supporting socialism at the DOD-funded National Defense University, a reference to a recent virtual event hosted by the school titled "Responding to China: The Case For Global Justice and Democratic Socialism," presented by French economist Thomas Piketty.
44% :"While everyone else in the world seems to be developing capabilities and being more strategic, we've got time to embrace critical race theory at West Point, to embrace socialism at the National Defense University, to do mandatory pronoun training," he said.

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