Army Psy Ops Units Targeted American Senators 391
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from the oh-yeah-that'll-work-fine dept.
from the oh-yeah-that'll-work-fine dept.
Weezul writes "The US Army illegally ordered a team of soldiers specializing in 'psychological operations' to manipulate visiting American senators into providing more troops and funding for the war. An officer who tried to stop the operation was railroaded by military investigators. (see also the Hatch Act of 1939)."
Re:Starship Troopers (Score:5, Funny)
I think it is more like the character George Clooney played in The Men Who Stare at Goats [imdb.com].
That movie was so much better than The Men Who Stare at Goatse. I really need to pay better attention when picking a theater.
Re:Too late (Score:5, Funny)
I believe his exact argument was "KaChing!" with some fist pumping gestures.
Re:Too late (Score:5, Funny)
Holy cow are you people starting to sound like broken records. Is this the answer to all questions? The Federal Reserve Act?! What is wrong with our schools?
The US school system used to be one of the best. But it was never the same after the Federal Reserve Act of 1913.
Re:Too late (Score:5, Funny)
people were sick of banking panic after banking panic laying waste to the economy and people's lives and financial well being:
Good thing they put a stop to that, then!
Re:Too late (Score:5, Funny)
"...invade the land of the sand people"
The Sand People are easily startled but they'll soon be back, and in greater numbers. Take that rich elite!
Re:Too late (Score:5, Funny)
It created our central banking system. The fact that every other civilized country on Earth has a similar system only makes it more sinister in the eyes of our lunatic fringe.
Anytime someone utters the words "Federal Reserve Act of 1913", it's 50-50 odds what happens next. Half the time they'll follow it up by declaring that income taxes are invalid, money is only money if it's backed by gold, and fluoride treated water is a government mind control tool. The other half of the time they'll just hole up in their fortified compound and start shooting.
Re:Too late (Score:4, Funny)
It's um, a lunatic thing. What you have to understand about USAians, it that we're all a bit kooky. Even me. Even Canadians who have visited Niagara Falls have gone away feeling a bit fuzzy for a few days.
The first key USAian eccentricity is that we refuse to allow anyone to tell us what to do. Ever. If we are asked to breathe deeply by our doctors during an exam our first instinct is to hold our breath. Our second instinct is to scan those diplomas on his walls to see if any are from Moscow.
Our second eccentricity is to believe that everything used to be better. We all know that the Pilgrims had much better smart phones than we have today. They also lived in harmony with their indigenous neighbors as well, teaching them how to cook turkeys. But because those indigenous persons weren't real Americans they all turned violent in their attempt to impose their International Communist Conspiracy on us.
Our third eccentricity is that we think we're the best country on earth. That means in every single possible way. Any other democracy is not as democratic as ours. People from Switzerland who claim to be happy are not as happy as they could be if only they were living in Burbank and paying fewer taxes. All good ideas come from the US.
Our fourth eccentricity is that we don't let logic get in our way.
So combine all that, and it's clear why the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was a communist plot. We used to have a gold standard, and because it was older it was clearly better than the new way. The Federal Reserve bank has the power to tell other banks what to do, and that's clearly not right and un-democratic. The fact that other countries have central banks is no consolation, because even our lousy banking system is better than the corrupt terrorist run banks everywhere else.