Many GOP voters buy into ‘Jade Helm’ conspiracy theory

MSNBC ^ | May 14, 2015 | Steve Benen

[EveningStar]

... A new survey from Public Policy Polling finds that one-third of Republicans believe the Jade Helm 15 conspiracy theory that “the government is trying to take over Texas,” and another 28 percent of GOP voters haven’t made up their minds yet about the matter ...

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Train cars with shackles

I thought they had coil springs.

[ez]

If they feel they are preventing a premature panic, the godly men may do the right thing and hold the info until the right time.

[Safrguns]

>>> And among “they”, not one exists who will get the truth out?

Ahhh... a PERFECT example of normalcy bias.

You forget “they” control the media.

Also... there are far more than “one” who have tried already.

[stevie_d_64]

Well, you know, all kidding aside...

I am thinking that this Jade Helm event is something that maybe they want those of us who are paying attention to think in this particular direction...

While something else is brewing...

Greg Abbott and our current political majority and control at the state level may be where we want it to be, but something keeps nagging at me about all of this, and it isn’t my wife...

A political friend of mine, and Senatorial District Chair, who is a member of the “State Guard”, has not made a peep about any of the units he knows of being activated and given orders to “monitor” the activities of the forces involved with the Jade Helm exercise in Texas...

Not sure that really means anything, but it does kinda bring on that idea that maybe we ought to be watching what the left hand is doing, while the right hand is waving the Jade Helm flag...

[usurper]

Jade Helm 15 conspiracy theory that “the government is trying to take over Texas.

LOL, the federal government has been taking over Texas and the other 49 states for 100 years.

They don't need the military to do it just a compliant congress and media. The process is already 90% complete.

[ridesthemiles]

Why should anyone believe this administration?

Remember-—The Feds showed up at Cliven Bundy’s ranch here in Nevada to confiscate his cattle & get Bundy off the grazing range he was using. He was the last rancher of 51 in that valley where is is thought that Harry Reid & his kid, Rory Reid want to put a Chinese Solar array. The other 50 had been bought out or driven out with threats.

However, the Feds showed up with SWAT people and ARMED Forest Service & ARMED Bureau of Land Management personnel.

Also- They showed up with a HUGE backhoe. I have ridden many miles on horseback & I am pretty darn sure that using a backhoe to ROUND UP cattle isn’t very practical. The Feds showed up with that back hoe to BURY the cattle they INTENDED to kill in the first place. One of Bundy’s bulls was INSIDE the corral, and the Feds shot it from a helicopter stating “It was dangerous”. The bull was corralled!!!!! A breeding bull is a very expensive animal.

They also shot a number of cows from their helicopter. The value of those cows is about $2000 each, depending on their pedigrees & ability to produce a new calf every single year.

This whole attack on Bundy was heavy-handed from the first jump & Obama knows it.

I don’t trust the activity happening in Texas, either.

[cpdiii]

Good Post, relative to the Latin origin of Posse Commitas. I know what it means today but was not aware of how the meaning was derived from Latin.

[lentulusgracchus]

Thanks for your kind remarks; appreciated.

[Army Air Corps]

As always, an informative and succinct post.

[ConjunctionJunction]

"I just received some more info from another military person I am personally acquainted with.

I haven’t digested it yet, so I’ll try to get back here tomorrow with whatever important info he might have given me."

Any update on this that you can share?

[CyberAnt]

I finally got the data a couple of days ago, and it doesn’t appear to be as suspicious as I once thought.

However, I am aware that a lot of our senior military resigned under Obama’s command. The reason they resigned was because they were asked, “Would you fire on citizens?”. If the General said, “NO”, then they would be asked to resign; or ultimately fired if they refused to resign.

Knowing that info, I’m not so sure I truly trust the military’s leadership at this point. If they’re all cowed under Obama, they could be suspect as to what they might be willing to do. It’s making me a little uneasy.

So, I guess we’ll just have to deal with it when it arises.

I was told that the military has been doing this type of training for years; but I’ve never heard about it. So, they either were really stealthy about it .. or they weren’t doing the training in populated areas.

The only other thing that makes me uneasy is the storage of all the military equipment in the empty WalMarts (in TX).

[ConjunctionJunction]

"However, I am aware that a lot of our senior military resigned under Obama’s command. The reason they resigned was because they were asked, “Would you fire on citizens?”. If the General said, “NO”, then they would be asked to resign; or ultimately fired if they refused to resign."

I've heard this, too, but never gotten independent confirmation of it.

I'm pretty sure that the military has been doing this type of training for years. They do need to practice before they do it for real in Iraq or Afghanistan (or wherever). Personally, I think that Jade Helm is designed to condition the civilian population to a military presence.

[CyberAnt]

“... to condition the civilian population to a military presence.”

You could be right .. but I sure hope you’re not.

[lentulusgracchus]

Thank you kindly, sir.