# Diversity Is Not Our Strength, Our Unity Is by Pete Hegseth > “DEI is a Marxist ideology built to destroy [the United States military], so we crushed it. Diversity is not our strength; our unity is.” > **— Pete Hegseth**, *November 5, 2026 video message, excerpted in The Saturday Wrap-Up* ## Sources and Context - **Source dossier:** [[research/Colour Revolutions Versus American Citizen Builders|Colour Revolutions Versus American Citizen Builders]]. - **Direct publication or recording:** [recording, 02:02–02:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQkxXlYlF9U&t=122s). - **Editorial form:** The readable quotation retains visible brackets and/or an ellipsis for source-supported clarification or omission. The candidate map below records the exact treatment. - **Context and treatment:** The bracket supplies the military institution governed by Hegseth and named by Kokinda as the subject of this chapter; the remaining language is Hegseth’s contiguous claim and contrast; [recording, 02:02–02:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQkxXlYlF9U&t=122s). The bracket requires confirmation against the complete November 5 message before promotion. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/War With Empire|War With Empire]] - **Collection:** [[collections/American Infrastructure|American Infrastructure]] - **Collection:** [[collections/American|American Culture Collection]] - **Collection:** [[collections/The Politics of AI Infrastructure|The Politics of AI Infrastructure]] - **Article:** [[articles/war with empire/The Real No Kings Moment and Who Wrote the Super-intelligence Ban|Who Wrote the Super-intelligence Ban]] - **Article:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Pete Hegseth|Pete Hegseth]] - [[wiki/National Defense|National Defense]] - [[wiki/Colour Revolutions Versus American Citizen Builders|Colour Revolutions Versus American Citizen Builders]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “DEI is a Marxist ideology built to destroy [the United States military], so we crushed it. Diversity is not our strength; our unity is.” — Pete Hegseth, November 5, 2026 video message, excerpted in The Saturday Wrap-Up https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-pete-hegseth-diversity-is-not-our-strength-our-unity-is ```