Troops can now be punished for "liking" or "retweeting" content from extremist groups, according to a new Pentagon policy released Monday. But the Department of Defense still has not banned troops from being members of extremist groups, like the KKK.
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby defended the new policy on CNN, saying that "membership alone is not prohibited" but active participation is.
Because driving them underground and feeding their persecution fantasies would work Sooooo much better?
Yeah, it is a terrible solution. I think they just didn't want to lose a large percentage of their enlistees.