To the editor,

In your Friday, July 21 issue, Clarence Page states in his editorial that, “McCarthy gives in to far-right faction.”

After thoroughly reading his editorial, I could not find where McCarthy, the Speaker of the House, gave in to the far right. Perhaps he was referring to “Wokeism” and the fact that Senator Tuberville was holding up promotions in the military bowing toward wokeism and anti-extremism in their training. In other words, placing social mores in the military limelight, vying with true meaning training.

Further, Page states, “Wokeism is a slogan in search of a real movement.” Either Page is not paying attention to the real world we are living in, at the moment, or he really believes wokeism is not a factor in our daily lives.

Regardless, he fails to define what wokeism is, or what he believes it is, and states, apparently sarcastically, that he was “stunned to hear the the military had turned into a uniformed bastion of woke liberalism.”

I am not a bit stunned since Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is promoting his style of wokeism throughout the military. I, too, served in the military during the Vietnam era, as did Page, and believe me from what I hear, contrary to when I served, wokeism is a major controversial topic with those who serve today.

I would suggest to Clarence Page that he spend a bit of time investigating “Wokeism” in the military today. He may really be stunned. I certainly am stunned by the deviation of the military toward woke liberalism and social controversy. I really believe the wokeism has no place in the military.

As to Senator Tuberville, he has every right to withhold passing of the defense policy bill until it deals strictly with the military and not social ills, wokeism and controversies of today.

RONALD J. PRICE,

Sebring