{"id":5422,"date":"2017-06-17T04:41:24","date_gmt":"2017-06-17T04:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2017\/06\/17\/one-step-forward-one-step-back\/"},"modified":"2017-06-17T04:41:24","modified_gmt":"2017-06-17T04:41:24","slug":"one-step-forward-one-step-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2017\/06\/17\/one-step-forward-one-step-back\/","title":{"rendered":"One Step Forward, One Step Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 11pt;\"><em>Forward<\/em>: The Southern border is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.realcleardefense.com\/articles\/2017\/06\/16\/despite_opposition_to_president_trumps_wall_the_southern_border_is_being_secured_111605.html\">being secured<\/a>. And this despite the obstructionism of the donkeys.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 11pt;\"><em>Back<\/em>: U. S. Army goes &#39;transgender.&#39; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/2017\/06\/16\/armys-transgender-policy-includes-guidelines-on-male-pregnancies.html\">Here<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 11pt;\">The Army has begun mandatory transgender sensitivity training for soldiers. The training covers everything from \u201ctransfemale\u201d soldiers to transgender shower etiquette to dealing with a male soldier who becomes pregnant.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 11pt;\">Interesting times, these. 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And this despite the obstructionism of the donkeys. Back: U. S. Army goes &#39;transgender.&#39; Here: The Army has begun mandatory transgender sensitivity training for soldiers. The training covers everything from \u201ctransfemale\u201d soldiers to transgender shower etiquette to dealing with a male soldier who becomes pregnant. 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