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I just wanted to tell you about the newest conspiracy theory. One that I have just come up with.
Was Marvel Comics and the G.I Joe franchise preparing us for the war on terror.
Think about it. Its 1983 after coming off of a Star Wars high. Marvel comics try to persuade us into buying little 3 1/2 inch toys of special forces soldiers carrying very real replicas of weapons with Alice packs and the whole slew Special Ops gear. They were outfitted with Kevlar Helmets. Hummers and M-1 tanks even before they became recognisable mainstays on the evening news.
The bad guys all looked different and carried AK-47 and a slew of soviet style equipment.
By the time I was 12 I could tell the difference between an UZI and a Mac-10 assault pistol. I knew military acronyms in and out. And my typical boyhood mission was not an all out battle royal but one that would consist of a specific mission using specific equipment. ROE's, mission parameters and picking only the best Joes for the job.
Cobra who would do pinpoint terror strikes on my rear areas or take people prisoner. was always a clever villain. In the comic series they had secret sleeper agents who would work for a company which was funnelling money to cobra. Have a life and a family living for years dormant being a pillar of society. Until one day the orders would come and he would reek havoc on upon the civilised world.
Terrorism doesn't scare me. What scares me is the toys. Had Ikept them in their package and not played with them. They would be worth thousands of dollars. :warstory:
I just wanted to tell you about the newest conspiracy theory. One that I have just come up with.
Was Marvel Comics and the G.I Joe franchise preparing us for the war on terror.
Think about it. Its 1983 after coming off of a Star Wars high. Marvel comics try to persuade us into buying little 3 1/2 inch toys of special forces soldiers carrying very real replicas of weapons with Alice packs and the whole slew Special Ops gear. They were outfitted with Kevlar Helmets. Hummers and M-1 tanks even before they became recognisable mainstays on the evening news.
The bad guys all looked different and carried AK-47 and a slew of soviet style equipment.
By the time I was 12 I could tell the difference between an UZI and a Mac-10 assault pistol. I knew military acronyms in and out. And my typical boyhood mission was not an all out battle royal but one that would consist of a specific mission using specific equipment. ROE's, mission parameters and picking only the best Joes for the job.
Cobra who would do pinpoint terror strikes on my rear areas or take people prisoner. was always a clever villain. In the comic series they had secret sleeper agents who would work for a company which was funnelling money to cobra. Have a life and a family living for years dormant being a pillar of society. Until one day the orders would come and he would reek havoc on upon the civilised world.
Terrorism doesn't scare me. What scares me is the toys. Had Ikept them in their package and not played with them. They would be worth thousands of dollars. :warstory:
