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Mark Hertling: Contrary to American Values

2025/6/11
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Tim Miller: 我对特朗普总统在布拉格堡的演讲感到震惊和沮丧，因为他利用军队进行政治宣传，并且他的言论与美国价值观背道而驰。我认为这种行为不仅不尊重军队，而且对美国的民主制度构成了威胁。我担心这种行为会逐渐被人们接受，最终导致军队被用于党派政治目的，这对于国家的稳定和安全是非常危险的。 Mark Hertling: 我也对特朗普在军队面前的演讲感到尴尬，因为演讲内容违反了宪法，且军队中一部分人可能受到了某种暗示去支持特朗普。我认为特朗普的演讲违反了宪法，侮辱了媒体和其他政客，变成了一场政治集会。军队有规定，军人在穿制服时必须保持政治中立。许多年轻士兵可能没有足够的领导，被集会气氛所感染，产生了类似暴民的反应。我希望指挥官和高级领导人能够提醒士兵们在政治集会上应该做什么和不应该做什么，尤其是在支持与宪法要求相悖的候选人时。如果我还在指挥岗位，我会告诉士兵们，嘲笑媒体和支持特定政党不符合军队的文化。军队和媒体是美国宪法中明确提及的两个机构，不应反对或支持任何政党。军队的价值观之一是尊重，嘲笑他人是不合适的，士兵需要被提醒这一点。

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Trump keeps wrapping himself in the American flag while while behaving in a very anti-American way—like threatening to shut down protests at his $45 million birthday parade or giving a highly partisan speech in front of soldiers in violation of military policy. And as the haphazardly deployed Marines join federalized Guard troops in LA, Trump seems hellbent on escalating his feud with Gavin Newsom—and the giant blue state that rejects him. Plus, Putin looks to gain an advantage in Ukraine while America is distracted, and Tulsi may have disclosed state secrets to the entire world.

Gen. Mark Hertling joins Tim Miller. *show notes *

- Sam and Tim on Tulsi's creepy nuclear war video )

- Part One of the 'Behind the Bastards' Pod on Robert E. Lee )

- The Tom Nichols piece that Gen. Hertling referenced )