Pentagon Issues New Rules — Soldiers will be punished for ‘liking’ wrong ideas on internet

“…Warning that extremism in the ranks is increasing, Pentagon officials issued detailed new rules Monday prohibiting service members from actively engaging in extremist activities. The new guidelines come nearly a year after some current and former service members participated in the riot at the U.S. Capitol, triggering a broad department review.

According to the Pentagon, fewer than 100 military members are known to have been involved in substantiated cases of extremist activity in the past year. But they warn that the number may grow given recent spikes in domestic violent extremism, particularly among veterans…”

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Will a soldier get in trouble as an “extremist” for liking this meme? Will the soldier be “rooted out?”