Sales Skyrocket For Ousted Space Force Commander’s Book On How Marxism Is Infecting U.S. Military – By Tim Pearce (Daily Wire) / May 17 2021
A book written by a former Space Force commander, Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier, surged to the top of Amazon following his termination over comments he made criticizing Marxism in the military.
Lohmeier’s book, titled “Irresistible Revolution: Marxism’s Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American Military,” asserts that Marxist ideas have crept into the Department of Defense and are infecting the U.S. military. He was pitching the book on a conservative radio show when he made the statements in question that led to his ouster from command last week.
“Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, Space Operations Command commander, relieved Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier of command of the 11th Space Warning Squadron, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, May 14, due to loss of trust and confidence in his ability to lead,” Space Force said in a statement. “This decision was based on public comments made by Lt. Col. Lohmeier in a recent podcast. Lt. Gen. Whiting has initiated a Command Directed Investigation (CDI) on whether these comments constituted prohibited partisan political activity.”
Over the weekend, sales for his book surged on Amazon, pushing it all the way to the number one spot for books. Part of the book’s description on Amazon says:
