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12 Jul 15 - 11:38 AM (#3723049) Subject: BS: Idiot Nation From: Greg F. And these people VOTE!!! -------------- U.S. military drills stoke politics of suspicion in Texas Reuters By Jon Herskovitz 10:32 12 July 2015 BASTROP, Texas (Reuters) - To hear the conspiracy theorists tell it, a labyrinth of tunnels is being built under Walmart stores for military attacks on civilians, and an orchestrated financial crisis will lead to martial law, U.S. troops patrolling chaotic streets, and a dictatorship under President Barack Obama. In an online comment about Jade Helm, Bastrop resident Josh Munyon wrote: "It's something that the rest of the country should be worried about. They already have FEMA trains that oddly enough look like the trains that the Nazis used in ww2." One particular sticking point has been an Army map that lists Texas as "hostile" territory. "people who have grown leery of federal government overreach become suspicious of whether their big brother government anticipates certain states may start another civil war or be overtaken by foreign radical Islamist elements which have been reported to be just across our border," Louie Gohmert, a Republican congressman from Texas, said recently in a statement. In a move a Dallas Morning News editorial called "cringe-worthy," Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, said he would dispatch the Texas State Guard to monitor Jade Helm to make sure it does not impinge on Texans' freedom. http://news.yahoo.com/u-military-drills-stoke-politics-suspicion-texas-135801083.html |
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12 Jul 15 - 12:26 PM (#3723059) Subject: RE: BS: Idiot Nation From: GUEST,# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_Helm_15_conspiracy_theories Good overview of Jade Helm in that Wiki article. |
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12 Jul 15 - 12:31 PM (#3723061) Subject: RE: BS: Idiot Nation From: GUEST Idiot notions? |
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12 Jul 15 - 03:24 PM (#3723104) Subject: RE: BS: Idiot Nation From: Joe Offer One of the comic strips wondered if Walwart would have their infamous "greeters" in the tunnels... So, which side of the conspiracy is Walmart supposed to be on? |
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12 Jul 15 - 03:33 PM (#3723108) Subject: RE: BS: Idiot Nation From: GUEST,# "So, which side of the conspiracy is Walmart supposed to be on?" There is never any question about that. Walmart is on Walmart's side, first, last and always. |
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12 Jul 15 - 04:18 PM (#3723131) Subject: RE: BS: Idiot Nation From: akenaton Don't understand any of this, but I do believe that it is only a matter of time before civil war envelopes much of the "Developed West". Austerity is here to stay and in a capitalist society who is always squeezed the hardest? Additionally there is in many of the richer nations, a group of young people who have no future. Perhaps three generations? There is also the very real problem of radical Islam....a mere handful of suicidal radicalised jihadists have the ability to severely damage any highly developed economy. The string pullers in government are not totally devoid of insight, especially when their financial welfare is at stake. |
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12 Jul 15 - 06:54 PM (#3723150) Subject: RE: BS: Idiot Nation From: GUEST,HiLo There is more than one nation on "the other side Of the pond" ! |
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12 Jul 15 - 07:17 PM (#3723154) Subject: RE: BS: Idiot Nation From: Bee-dubya-ell What the conspiracy theorists don't realize is that Jade Helm is a red herring. Texans have been the "enemy" in secret military exercises since shortly before George W. Bush was elected governor of Texas in November of 1994. The exercises to which I'm referring are those which systematically test top secret "stupid rays" and "dumb pulses" on unsuspecting Texans. with the aim of progressively lowering their cumulative IQ score to that of freshly poured road tar. From all appearances, it seems the weapons are working remarkably well. |
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12 Jul 15 - 08:21 PM (#3723156) Subject: RE: BS: Idiot Nation From: Greg F. If it were only the Texans, it wouldn't be a problem; they've always been a bit "different". This sort of idiocy infects at least 35% of the U.S. voting public, and a long list of public officials. Its not a laughing matter. |
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13 Jul 15 - 02:25 AM (#3723192) Subject: RE: BS: Idiot Nation From: Don Firth Sometimes one is tempted to volunteer for the planned colonization of Mars.... Don Firth |
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13 Jul 15 - 03:26 AM (#3723206) Subject: RE: BS: Idiot Nation From: GUEST,Shimrod Don't worry, the entire human species will be extinct soon. In fact, we're extinct already - we just don't know it yet! This alleged idiocy in Texas pales into insignificance compared to all of the idiots blithely dismantling the biosphere around us. Jared Diamond said that we're like passengers on a plane happily knocking out the rivets holding the plane together. That's not going to end well, is it? How idiotic can you get? |
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13 Jul 15 - 01:47 PM (#3723373) Subject: RE: BS: Idiot Nation From: Greg F. ALLEGED idiocy? Its a FACT. And spreading across the country from Texas at warp speed. Remember, as Ron Raygun told us : "government is the problem". Be afraid, be very afraid...... |
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13 Jul 15 - 03:54 PM (#3723397) Subject: RE: BS: Idiot Nation From: GUEST,Shimrod "ALLEGED idiocy? Its a FACT." As a Brit who's never been to Texas - or any other part of the US, for that matter - I felt that it was not my place to be too judgemental about another country's affairs. As for "government is the problem", we've got our own bunch of idiots, in charge in this country, who are obsessed with that silly notion. |
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13 Jul 15 - 07:51 PM (#3723426) Subject: RE: BS: Idiot Nation From: GUEST,# Canada has the same problem. |