A few days ago I asserted, based on extremely good evidence, that the good old USA was number one in the stupid department, thanks to the downward pressure the Old Confederacy (Texas in particular) is putting on our average IQ. The immediate impetus for the article was a public hearing in Bastrop, Texas, in which several hundred very stupid Texans packed a public hearing to express their fears that some upcoming military exercises were really a prelude to a federal takeover of Texas. (As if anyone would want to be saddled with Texas)
Anyway, if any further proof is needed that Texas is really weighing us down, consider that the stupid isn’t confined to Bastrop. No, the infection goes right to the top, if you can use that term to refer to the governor of a state like Texas:
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday asked the State Guard to monitor a U.S. military training exercise dubbed “Jade Helm 15” amid Internet-fueled suspicions that the war simulation is really a hostile military takeover.
The request comes a day after more than 200 people packed a meeting in rural Bastrop County and questioned a U.S. Army commander about whether the government was planning to confiscate guns or implement martial law. Bastrop County Judge Paul Pape said “conspiracy theorists” and “fear mongers” had been in a frenzy.
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“It is important that Texans know their safety, constitutional rights, private property rights and civil liberties will not be infringed,” Abbott wrote. “By monitoring the Operation on a continual basis, the State Guard will facilitate communications between my office and the commanders of the Operation to ensure that adequate measures are in place to protect Texans.”
Now, it is certainly possible that Abbot is doing this just to placate these very stupid people. But, that’s no defense to the charge of gross Texas stupidity. Here in the land of “we’re not quite as stupid as Texas” we would quietly commit these people for observation, rather than even pretend that they have valid concerns. We’re not perfect, but we’re definitely not Texas sized stupid.
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