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Combat Vet SOUNDS ALARM on Trump Turning Military AGAINST US | PoliticsGirl

2025-11-12 News & Politics
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Veteran Service, Authoritarian Threats, and Taking Offense Against Military Politicization

Understand how politicizing the US Armed Forces undermines national security and recruitment, and learn actionable steps veterans and citizens must take to build community and actively fight against authoritarian takeover.

Short Summary

  • The Trump administration is actively damaging the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by forcing staff cuts and imposing miserable working conditions.
  • President Trump attempts to use active-duty troops as a personal political army, aiming to pit Americans against each other domestically.
  • Veteran activist Kristopher Goldsmith advocates moving beyond defense by launching an "On Offense" strategy to make being a fascist politically and economically difficult.
  • Building community through organized education, like anti-fascist book clubs, is a necessary bottom-up response when institutions fail.

This episode features combat veteran Kristopher Goldsmith discussing the current threat posed by the politicization of the military. He details the systematic weakening of the VA, the danger of viewing the military as a personal force, and why maintaining diversity within the armed forces is crucial for national strength. The discussion pivots toward proactive solutions for citizens and veterans to resist this authoritarian slide.

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Today is Veteran’s Day and sadly we can’t just honor our soldiers, we have to wonder who they work for. As guest, combat veteran Kristopher Goldsmith reminds us, our president is trying to pit Americans against each other. The president wants the military in our streets fighting for him at the same time his administration is tearing the VA to shreds. The damage this administration is doing to our soldiers, our veterans, and our citizens is incalculable. Which is why Kris’s work with Veteran’s Against Fascism and his new podcast On Offense are so important. We have to throw sand in the gears of this authoritarian takeover to, as Kris says we don’t end up with a military that only MAGA wants to join. This episode is sponsored by… https://mudwtr.com/politicsgirl https://joindeleteme.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://Quince.com/politicsgirl https://perelelhealth.com code: politicsgirl As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.krisgoldsmith.com/ https://linktr.ee/KrisGoldsmith On Offense Substack: https://onoffense.substack.com/ The Find Out Podcast: https://linktr.ee/FindOutPodcast Task Force Butler Institute - Veterans Fighting Fascism: https://www.taskforcebutler.org/ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl

Top Comments (10)

@redwoods7370 2025-11-12

I am 70. My father was Antifa. He fought Nazis and fascists in WW2.

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@JulieHolle 2025-11-12

We have to get him out. I seriously think his Dementia is getting worse. He is not a person to have the football with the nuke codes.

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@AnnieTrujillo-w4p 2025-11-12

Happy Veterans day to all who died and fought for our country. God bless you and God bless America 🇺🇸 🙏

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@AnonymousRN614 2025-11-12

Trump and his regime are shameful. Thank you sir and all veterans for your bravery and protection.

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@reneecatchpole-ng1wj 2025-11-12

Remembrance Day in Australia too We say "Lest We Forget"

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@reenietaylor5244 2025-11-12

We sold poppy’s at the American Legion and read that exact poem!

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@AnonymousRN614 2025-11-12

Yes. Someone needs to start saying NO.

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@gateaujocelyn4453 2025-11-12

From 🇫🇷France…❤❤❤behind your fight, we are all concerne all around the world, I apreciate the work you are doing

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@kimiemongkeya455 2025-11-12

Thank you, Chris. Thank you, Ken. You guys are the heartbeat of America. Happy Veterans Day.

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@BetjeWolff-v2s 2025-11-12

Beautiful poem, probably inspired by what happened: After the war was finished, no one was allowed to enter the battle fields. It took several months before the British and other authorities were allowed to go there, to collect the dead bodies of their soldiers. The soil had been turned over by the battle, and poppies grow on freshly turned over soil. When they arrived over the hill, a valley completely covered with red poppies strectched out in front of them. That's how the poppy became the symbol for the sacrifice of soldiers.

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