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Poll Results and Comments : Trump & The Generals, Government Shutdown 2025 and Rheumatoid Arthritis Starts Years Before Pain

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Anna Eisenberg
October 01, 2025

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Does the “end to woke culture” in the military improve overall combat readiness?


  • 61% No
  • 34% Yes
  • 5% Unsure

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rsti...Impeach all MAGA politicians who are traitors now!
sand...F…king stupidity by the current administration
kelt...Biden and his crew destroyed our military and made them weak. Those generals now realize there is a new sheriff in town and they have to be leaders and accountable. That's the military I want protecting our nation and giving us liberty and freedom
rtet...Hegseth is an alcoholic domestic abuser who retired as a Major. How dare he lecture military officers who achieved their rank as generals because of their excellent performance. Hegseth is an example of white privilege, the DEI for white men. Another incompetent sycophant hired for his loyalty to Trump. Only those who never served or who don't know veterans would denigrate the nonwhite men and women who have protected our country with their lives.
rose...Ridiculous
bxfd...Common sense says YES. Appears your large majority of readers lack common sense.
howd...REEKS OF DISCRIMINATION
geof...This is just more “ Trump Theatrr”
msos...The people voting no are probably white feminist women that have no idea how war and killing the enemy work.
cfv8...This is a false trail to follow. Combat task training, military fitness, good leadership and reliable weapons are a few of the foundations needed for maintaining combat readiness. American military doctrine - strategy and tactics - influence our fighting ability. Social movements and jingoism are distractions to this core mission.
cger...It's pretty obvious that Progressive Leftist dominate the readership of this site. Otherwise 61% would not agree to such a silly assumption. The goal of Marxism is to get people to agree to NORMALIZE the ADNORMAL. Men competing in womans sports...."perfectly fine". Men in dresses....."nothing to see here folks....perfectly normal". Pure insanity!!! Just say NO to absurdity!!!
call...The military Molds people... with less people wanting to join - there will be less people to mold. diversity builds strength. The military will be WEAKER
elsa...All military personnel must know that their fellow members are able to perform as they do or you create rifts that become ineffective units. Enemies and death don't care about Woke culture
rich...Another absurd Trump power showpiece
nola...Lunatic in Oval Office, along with his misguided sheep who follow, are destroying our country.
madi...Peace through Strength-- we need to strongest military possible and we must have the highest requirements to achieve this. Woke Culture is not conducive to strength in the military.
bria...Absolutely. There is no room in the military for anything that does not focus on defending us from our enemies.
davi...The treatment of military women and people of color who have dedicated their lives to, and in some cases have died protecting, this country’s security is a national disgrace.
hazz...The question should be: does a weekend Fox News host who is a philandering abuser of women with an alcohol problem get to lecture generals about their conduct?
kjla...Our little Hitler is destroying our country
nmik...Now cohesive, all-in-the-same- page. DEI breeds resentment, needs to restore combat ready troops
mary...This is a scary moment where the administration is preparing to turn the military against US citizens. We should all be frightened.
mmnk...Stop the Woke programs. Everytime another requirement gets put on our military takes away from training. The madness has to stop. We fight wars not culture!
twin...He is a cancer to america! He spent millions of our taxpayer dollars to bring our military greats into a room and degrade them, berate them show them no respect! Trump needs to be impeached!! Repubs that voted for him are getting mad now! Just wait!! Putin is smiling in a big way! Just what he wants!
capt...It is all made up - the woke culture - it is being used to discriminate. Sure, there have been mistakes and lessons learned with DEI. When it comes to the mission, the majority of sailors, soldiers, marines, and airmen don't care what gender you are or what skin color you have. They understand that the power of team work and that this overrides these co called "woke issues." Most of them just want to do their job and do it right - together. No one cares about these cultural issues except Taco Tits/Cankles and former FOX weekend news host alcoholic, Hogsbreath.
jrv1...I hope only the who have served voted. Having individuals that are not physically or mentally capable of doing the job results in poor outcomes. In war it can cost lives. We need our most fit and capable people to protect us.
jote...Based on the high percentage of “no” votes, it would appear you have more people who have never served in the military. You might want to reword the questions to have people vote based on whether or not they have served. I would be very surprised if people who have served would vote no.
geng...Our ability to provide protection rests on the commitment of our troops from the ground up. Authoritarian practices build initial buy-in, but create division, suspicion, and a lack of solidarity over time.
miah...The Left can stop assassinating innocent Americans and burning American cities to the ground - stop poking the bear and then screaming Victim when the bear reacts.
walk...You think No until called into action….
omyo...Why would anyone think that a person's race or sex has anything to do with their ability to do their job? If you are having a heart attack and need immediate medical attention, will you refuse it based on that criteria? Many people are trained to do a job but few actually do their job well and it has nothing to do with their race or sex. It's what between the ears that counts. Recall the story about the Thunderbirds - they followed their leader straight into the ground.
brya...Only the most fit mentally and physically no exceptions
mdsw...Discipline, accountability and sacrifice are not part of the woke culture
bren...More than anywhere else, ability should be tested and required in the military.
pchs...Those who say no are the reason why.
kpd4...Obviously at least 58.7% never served in the Military before the "woke culture."
jeff...Just another pathetic display of hubris by Trump and Hegseth. Embarrassing!
fnpn...I bet everyone who answered no has never served in the military. You only want the best and the most fit individuals to be serving next to you.
dean...of course not...
pfor...Another sad republican focus for no gain.
tony...Hegseth is a danger to us all. Also, someone remind him he’s a secretary. He’ll prob lose his/her mind
dhso...The military doesn't need to return to medieval times to be effective.
tplo...BTW. Hegseth is the Sec of War. Not Sec of Defense now.
capt...It is not the military's job to cure the social ills of the country.
gwal...This will absolutely improve combat readiness. There were too many lazy liberal leadership in the military. This will return our military back to the Reagan Era of where we were the strongest and most intimidated military in the world. Someonw, has to stand up to China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and it has to be us because the rest of world can't
bjes...Standards and discipline are key to performance and readiness.
ther...Thank goodness for Trump & Hegseth.
mads...Putin and Xi were laughing at us. How they know we are serious. Armed services are meant to defend the country, not become a social experiment.
reds...Ignorance
berw...I served 27 years in the Marines, including the racially turbulent 60s and 70s. Racist programs and attitudes, such as those generated by the woke ideologies, are destructive to unit cohesion and denigrate individual morale. The military best serves as a merit-based organization where all members are measured and required to perform to the same standards necessary for success on the battlefield.
ginn...The American military has been suffering from recruiting problems for years. If we are to have a strong military, we need to make it clear it is open to everyone, and no one will face any kind of discrimination. The administration’s policies are sending the opposite message.
priv...why did you write it this way? It seems very non-objective. "and fired over a dozen senior officers, many women or people of color," Were any white men or women fired? This is what drives people crazy. Either they were good at there job or not. It should not matter what race they are or gender. Nobody cares or should care and you are propagating this.
eliz...Of course it does. DEI policies were taking priority over combat readiness
marc...Anyone who said "NO" obviously never served our great country! I wonder how well "woke" would work in the Chinese army lol
mr.m...The no's are, quite obviously, people who are unaware of how the real military - the warfighters - function.
leoz...Readiness is a mindset. Belief in what you’re fighting for is key.
erwi...Wow. With everything else that has happened so far, this is following Hitler's book of how to be a dictator and obtain world domination with an aryan race. Calling the Pentagon the Department of War. That's scary.
cica...Our military isn’t perfect, but this is just a lot of nonsense. We’re turning into a thug-ocracy This administration is violent and aggressive. They want to intimidate through fear of violence. Meanwhile, all they’re really doing is lining their own pockets. They are all incredibly corrupt.
rgma...Tough men need to lead in battle. When the Greenbay Packers put women on their defensive line you can place women generals. The military’s job is to kill people and break things,,period. Anything else is a distraction.
anne...There is a need for all kinds of skills in the military. Not just brawn.
bhos...I’m not sure what has firing women and POC got to do with combat readiness. These men and women went through similar trainings and combat experience. Seems like the opposite of “meritocracy” that they like to preach?
usct...Trump, Hegseth, and others in his administration never define woke, politically correct, or enemies within. They paint with a broad brush, but never use any paint. Most of what they demanded of the general officers would force them to violate the oaths and experiences over years of sacrificial service.
hine...By removing people who are not the best at a position it makes the whole better on average. Simple math. Some of the DEI placements will get to keep their job but only if they meet the high standards. We have the same problem in the education system where we have been dumbing down the standards and passing kids that did not meet the requirements rather than making them learn the material before moving on. A simple life lesson. That has destroyed our past excellence of high education in the world.
bfph...Only Democrats would say no to this because it’s Trump and one of his appointees. The concept makes 100% sense. The effectiveness of a military force requires discipline and commitment
geor...2 tour US Army veteran of Vietnam
jeth...Cliches don’t strengthen an organization. True and fair performance measures are important… but we don’t need identical people or skills for all work These ideas were not even true 500 years ago
belc...War is a dirty ugly business, requiring highly disciplined, highly trained men and women.
reed...No room for sissies in the war dept. The world is increasingly more dangerous and our fitness standards are far less that that of other countries
mdsa...This has nothing to do with woke culture. This blatant racism and sexism. WTF??!!! This is coming from the two most unqualified incompetent complete idiots this country has ever had. May whatever god or entity out there help us.
fcse...Consider the compassionate leadership of Generals Dwight Eisenhower and Omar Bradley. They won the biggest war of all history.
emyo...This is not the question you should be asking
orde...There never was a woke culture. This is propaganda spread by the far right. The primary focus has always been military readiness.
hbro...Anyone who voted “No” knows nothing about the military.
brad...Gross
kvas...Anyone who doesn't believe Civil War II has already started isn't paying attention. The Supreme Commander and Beloved Leader of the Maggot Heads has sent armed troops into American cities, but only those American cities that have refused to worship him at his altar. How is this not war? And, to get to the question, what, exactly, is "combat readiness?" The ability to attack and round up unarmed citizens and send them to concentration camps? I don't think that amounts to "combat readiness," at least if combat means fighting an armed and organized enemy. Isn't it obvious by now that the Idiot-in-Chief lies to get what he wants? And that the Maggot Heads trip over themselves to fall in line behind him?
mich...Removing competent soldiers for a vision of white male superiority leaves us more vulnerable. Maybe they should check out the Israeli army, one of the most effective on earth.
mark...The cultural signifigance of "woke" is that anyone who is not a white male should be treated the same as any other person / applicant, including the white male. However, there are many white males who are frustrated that they (their son, nephew, cousin, etc.) didn't get whatever they were seeking because someone "of color" got special treatment. It is simply the blame game for good ol white boys to complain about how they've been harmed ever since America elected a black president.
amy....Woke culture breeds a whiny mentality, a selfish mentality actually. Combat readiness requires a strong, resilient mind ready to put yourself at the back of the line.
kimb...The military swears to uphold the Constitution, not the whims of the commander in chief. There is no war within. Military leaders need to defy Trump's unconstitutional orders.
kerr...It's insulting to suggest that women are not "warriors."
doct..."Woke' is a right wing word to disparage awareness. It shows that you are basically ignorant. It's like saying 'ain't' or 'got none' or 'no how' or using the wrong tense. Goes hand in hand with MAGA
frst...Absolutely improves combat readiness. You need superbly fit soldiers to fight and protect. Whom do you want in an alley having your back--an out of shape, DEI focussed soldier who is kind and just, and wants everyone to get a participation trophy or a warrior like Chuck Norris?
atli...I would answer yes to this if the goal of the military is to defend hate toward all. A bad way to achieve its goal of peace.
jtba...Just part of the racist misogynistic spiel that the convicted sex abuser lives by
retc...It's about time woke culture is removed from the military! Woke culture promotes people to the point of incompetence. We need people who actually meet the requirements to be a strong leader and manager. Too many individuals feel entitled instead of learning and working for promotion.
pken...Two clueless idiots
nanc...Get real, much of war is no longer combats on a field - ever heard of drones, supply chain and logistics.
mark...As a former Battalion Chief for a metro fire department with 25 years of emergency response experience, woke culture destroys readiness and response capabilities. It takes the focus off performance in emergency operations and weakens the entire organization. Emergency response organizations are only as strong as their weakest link. Focusing on ANYTHING but performance is an error that costs lives and is completely unacceptable.
mega...NO, instead, it will do the opposite.
kold...We have a great military, there was nothing to fix, this is all about right wing cultural bigotry
chiu...Absolutely. Focus on our country’s defense and not peripheral distractions.
msyk...One of my military (combat) officer friends told me the only thing "woke culture" (a dog whistle phrase with no substance) meant was that well-qualified minority and female personnel were promoted over unqualified white men.
slmc...It’s not what military does and it is an attack by the military on us citizens and r
maro...it's all about politics
unbr...woke culture has no place in the military.
clau...Diversity of thought, background, and lived-experience lead to innovation and creative/better solutions. That comes from including women, and people of different races. With all the barriers that already exist, those people will have had to be better and more talented than their peers to get to where they have gotten in the command structure.
adus...In peacetime a Woke culture can be tolerated but, in wartime a woke culture lacks directive to action and immediacy to task without question.
csbr...What an embarrassing tax payer funded photo op. GI Joe cos play Hegseth and the Orange Dump made total buffoons out of themselves in front of brothers bonded in battle. Just showed the world their true incompetence and ignorance. Fuck Trump and his MAGA pedophiles.
tom_...Our troops rely on each other regardless of color or ethnicity. “Woke” simply means that one believes in equity and inclusion. These values are paramount to a military that is united and strong.
audz...I see that your readers are further left than I thought. Not good.
mwny...More bs from a drunken Fox News propagandist. The military is awake, not sleeping.
thom...Total insanity. Those two have got to go, if it’s already no too late.
jbla...A code of conduct is an internal concept that has nothing to do with race,gender or national origin.
dave...Please stop treating Trump like he's somewhat normal! He's f****** Adolf Hitler
lora...A military is for strength not for some political agenda for weird people. We need to weed out the woke ideology.

Who carries more responsibility for the shutdown over healthcare subsidies?


  • 57% Republicans
  • 25% Democrats
  • 19% Both equally

EmailComments
gwal...There are more liberals that get this news letter then conservatives or libertarians. The people that think that Democrats are not responsible for this and that the Republicans are fully responsible, are wrong. The Democrats have a major spending problem, which has caused the issue of putting our country further into debt . All they want to do is spend spend spend spend spend.
dana...Republicans control every branch of government. They are lying to the American people about Democrats funding illegal immigrants medical care when the law states they don’t get healthcare. It is a betrayal all the way around to hard working Americans! They want to take away healthcare to give tax breaks to the ultra wealthy. Disgusting and shameful
psha...The partisan majority is in control of legislative affairs.
fcse...They locked healthcare out of the federal budget. Democrats are synonymous with healthcare for all.
mwny...They control both chambers of congress, the presidency and the Supreme Court. It is their job to keep government funded and open.
skid...The Republicans created this crisis by ramming through the big beautiful bill with all of the draconian cuts to healthcare. The Democrats have to hold the line on preventing those cuts.
hine...Both sides must accept the fact that cuts must be made everywhere to bring the country’s economy back to a balanced position and reduce the debt. Cuts must be made and that means some services can’t be provided and people will have to pay more. Congress should focus on how to lower medical costs so the people can pay less and not look to print more money and incur more debt.
fnpn...Your subscriber basis, clearly more blue than red.
dean...Your question is misleading
tom_...They control the house and the senate. And their budget is bad for the US. Democrats are simply trying to do what’s right and republicans can’t agree amongst themselves.
cynw...illegals should not receive health benefits. They broke the law and are not citizens. Since the Democrats champion illegal presence and rights, the Dems are fully responsible for this hardship. Shame!
boba...The big beautiful bill effectively places the burden of billionaires tax cuts on the least able people.The democrats really had no options to protect the public
cica...The Republicans have refused to negotiate with the Democrats, even though they don’t have the votes in the Senate, that they need. They’ve also extended tax cuts for the wealthy from 2017 and they want to do it at the expense of working people by refusing to support the affordable care act, which helps to put a break on insurance premiums
pete...The Republicans only needed to make some minor compromises but they refused. Tragically, this may be exactly what they wanted as they can now do pretty much anything they like.
jimp...Allowing this to linger until it's too late to complete on time is gross incompetence on the part of both parties. They have a year to get this done every year but have only been able to 4 times in the last 40 years. Each passing of a CR is just an admission of their inability to do the most basic part of their job. Unfortunately until we hold them accountable to do their job this will just continue.
kvas...This only superficially relates to health care funding. Orange Boy has wanted to gut the federal government from the start because his fragile ego can't take people who perform their duties first and listen to the Moron-in-Chief second. The only federal government Comb-Over wants or needs is a military that he can command to make war against their fellow Americans.
davi...Republicans unilaterally imposed the cuts and have the ability to restore them but choose not to. Governance is an exercise in compromise.
rach...Trumps government Trumps shut down
tomp...Boyh parties are out of line. What is reasonable? Why Punish the people who are working, punish Congress first. See the bill cosponsored by Senator Rick Scott. Are the Democrats really going to hold a wine extravaganza in Napa during the shutdown? If so that shows a total lack of class.
cger...The Democrats are closing down the country because the country will not fund their "Pet Perversions".......like funding their Progressive Leftist Propagandist media PBS & NPR. and your Progressive Leftist readers 57% blame Republicans. y'all are like spoiled children.
schi...Pretty biased group of people voting. Every Republican voted to keep government open.
rtet...The GOP controls both houses of congress and the presidency. The shutdown is their fault. It's called taxation without representation. They have stolen our tax dollars to give Musk, Zuckerberg and the other billionaires a $2 trillion dollar tax cut. Since our tax dollars didn't cover their tax cut, congress has cut health care for millions of Americans. Rather than admit that the OBBB punishes Americans, they lie. It is a lie that undocumented aliens get federal healthcare. Dems are fighting to keep millions of American citizens from losing their healthcare.
nmik...Let’s be real, it’s Dems rioting, shooting, spreading vitriolic broadcasts, encouraging violence, burning, and for no reasons except Democrats encouragement
pjpa...Majority of Taxpayers don’t want to fund free healthcare for illegals
hodg...The majority of Republicans in Congress seem to be gutless, self-serving, boot-licking fools.
lora...Democrats passed ACA without any input from the Republicans. Healthcare has risen 500% since and the democrats did not fix when they had the house, Senate and president. ACA gave 30 million people access to insurance with prior conditions and now we have 85 million people without insurance do to high cost.
walk...Really? the Dems could have kept Gov open with short term funding while pressing their point
paul...Trump
ucal...Republicans spearhead the removal of these services while the Democrats do nothing to stop it.
jrih...Republicans passed the big beautiful bill which included all of these problems. Their loyalty to trump created all this.
mr.m...The right answer is that skinny brown dude who started it all
nanc...While they were cutting taxes leaning heavily towards the richest and corporations, they could have thought about an extension of the ACA subsidies. Instead, they decided to stick it to the middle and lower classes, as usual. They claim the Democrats are fighting for healthcare for illegal immigrants, but that’s a lie. This is for U.S. citizens.
csbr...Shut it down, give Dump what he wanted even though the snowflake will blame everyone instead of taking responsibility. Oh and Deport Melania!
eliz...Why should American taxpayers pay for Medicaid for illegals? And yes, those who are able should have to work
pjli...They control the three branches of government and they chose to spend time on Trumps big bill rather than negotiating the 112 appropriations
bewi...Republicans are at fault. They would not consider restoring medical money to the budget. This BBB will cost my 94 year old parents a higher deductible and higher premiums. Vance and others lied when they claimed illegal immigrant’s medical benefits were behind the shutdown. Illegal immigrants are not eligible for medical insurance.
joyo...Unfortunately in this great country some people are still poor and need assistance. There are some abusing the system but locate those individuals as opposed to permeating suffering for all that are not in a financial position to fend for themselves.
tomd...And I believe both parties need to be held accountable. We are ONE country, and this is NOT the proper way to do business.
rjna...When the Republican House leaves town the final week a bill should be passed it says it all. The Republicans have no interest in negotiating a deal and are fine with a government shutdown.
jbla...Government for the people, not for the wealthy few!
sdem...Republicans have doing nothing for the country since Day1 of this administration! The party is nothing more than a Trump lazy lap dog!
jimi...Democrats want to give Health Care to illegal immigrants. There are Americans without healthcare. Democrats are all screwed up.
atli...While Trump commands the military to hate, Republican Congress shows they are on board with his goal.
jrv1...I didn’t work hard my whole life to cover healthcare at no cost to illegals. I’m empathetic and don’t like to idea of an ill person not getting care, but we have let millions of undocumented people come in.
bphi...The gaslighting by Republicans blaming the Democrats for the shutdown is not working.
bria...A CR is just that...continuation of current levels. It is not the time nor place for adding/changing spending levels. Do that through regular order.
slw6...Republicans are in the majority in both houses.
wfco...Republicans control Congress. They didn’t attempt to negotiate with Democrats to receive a few votes. Blaming Democrats is really absurd.
tagi...They need to keep good Healthcare. Help for seniors, and programs for children!
vfre...Republicans are having a careless, irresponsible behavior with the american people and wont even look at trying to find a compromise.
yary...They shut down rather than continue operating and work a new solution. Punishing citizens vice working towards a solution is not working for me.
lore...You are biased