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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.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 10 2015, @03:30AM
At one point, when enough people have worked for the government and similar criminal organizations, normal people can start sensing that something is going on. This leads them to create theories to explain events, which are then loudly refuted by the masters, and laughed at publicly. The masters have the media/miltary/others that they use, the rest of us do not have that luxury.
But lately that is changing as more people are using the internet and that is why big brother _MUST_ control it to ensure its own survival and maintain absolute control over everyone, everywhere. How else can anyone explain abductions by aliens, only that the abductions may not have been done by aliens, but by their own government. They abduct you (in your sleep perhaps), and conduct experiments on you, get a complete read-out of your entire memory, and plant memories there, inject you will stuff, put microchips in your body, so you are actively spying for them while not being aware of it.
Consider also that nine out of ten mentally ill people never come to the attention of a mental health professional
Galileo was also called mad by his colleagues.