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US Military's Planned invasion of Texas - Jade Helm

posted by CoolHand on Saturday May 09 2015, @06:02PM   Printer-friendly
from the paranoid-much? dept.

sigma writes:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-07/jade-helm-15-prompts-texas-takeover-conspiracy/6452810

A paper published last year found that around half of the American public consistently endorses at least one conspiracy theory, and that many popular conspiracy theories are differentiated along ideological dimensions. Having said that, their research was pre-Snowden revelations, so many of the conspiracy theories may have been well founded.

Even so, the hysteria surrounding Operation Jade Helm 15 seems unusually shrill, with Chuck Norris (ex fake Texas Ranger) urging Texans not to believe government reassurances that it is just an exercise, and Governor Greg Abbott ordering the National Guard to monitor the US military's activities.

So what do Soylentils think? Will conservative Texas, in the words of Freedom Fighter 2127 on YouTube be, "The first state, according to our military source, these are not just drills. Texas will be the first state to be under martial law"?

There are plenty of people willing to point out the lunacy of the conspiracy theorists. Of course, Jon Stewart is one:

"There is no Texas takeover," Stewart said. "The United States government already controls Texas — since like the 1840s. And you left and then you came back. Just borrow a textbook from a neighboring state. It's all in there.

 
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 10 2015, @01:22AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 10 2015, @01:22AM (#180929)

    It's American! From the movie "300".

  • (Score: 2) by janrinok on Sunday May 10 2015, @06:52AM

    by janrinok (52) Subscriber Badge on Sunday May 10 2015, @06:52AM (#181015) Journal
    So am I expected to watch the entire movie to find out what it means?

    • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 10 2015, @09:04AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 10 2015, @09:04AM (#181033)

      So am I expected to watch the entire movie to find out what it means?

      Probably wouldn't help. And the movie is just gay fascists porn, anyway. But one phrase has been adopted by American gun nuts: "Moron Labia!" Which means something about the government taking away your guns and putting you into a Walmart whose gun section has been removed, so the Chinese can use Jade Helmets and Crystal Skulls to control your mind.

      • (Score: 2) by janrinok on Sunday May 10 2015, @09:22AM

        by janrinok (52) Subscriber Badge on Sunday May 10 2015, @09:22AM (#181041) Journal
        Thanks for your explanation - although I now know where it comes from I feel none the wiser :)

        • (Score: 2) by mrchew1982 on Monday May 11 2015, @12:27AM

          by mrchew1982 (3565) on Monday May 11 2015, @12:27AM (#181263)

          Sorry, my sarcasm detector is on the fritz. In case you're being genuine, He's making fun of the gun nut's catchphrase "molon labe" (come and take them, google it...) By changing it to words that rhyme.