Stories like the "Jade Helm Leak" make me start wishing for compulsory national service. Too many Americans are becoming increasingly disconnected from the military. The average American now watches news from only sources that reinforce his "world view" and has lost the ability to critically think.
The uproar is based off of ignorance. With more people who have served the conversation would have went like this:
Guy #1 "Hey did you hear about a bunch of Special Ops guys invading Texas?"
Guy #2 "Oh yea, its like Robin Sage on steroids! My cousin supported that and had a lot of fun hanging out with some Green Berets--heck, he still has MREs they traded for real food."
Guy #1 "Oh cool, do you think we could help out?"
Instead, Alex Jones (and his ilk), scream "fire", "false flag", "FEMA camps" every other day and work up people into a lather convinced that the Government that can't run a National Health Care website, is somehow going to put in motion a "secret" plan to round up millions of gun owners and re-educate them in Kansas.
Don't get me wrong, yes there are people in power who would love to take away your rights through laws and legislation. But to think the US Military (with EVERYONE, Active, Guard, and Reserves) are going sweep up and occupy the South West is laughable at best. What's frightening is that this story hasn't been discarded like last months National Enquirer.
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"Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who didn't"
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