New Earth Army
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The New Earth Army is a fictional U.S. military unit portrayed in "The Men Who Stare at Goats," depicted as an experimental psychic and New Age special forces program.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional United States Army unit
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fictional military unit ⓘ fictional special forces unit ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Men Who Stare at Goats (book)
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The Men Who Stare at Goats (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | First Earth Battalion (concept) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Bill Django (fictional character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States (fictional setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | The Men Who Stare at Goats adaptation of real-world ideas ⓘ |
| goal |
develop super-soldiers with psychic abilities
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explore non-lethal warfare ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
New Age
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countercultural ⓘ experimental ⓘ non-lethal ⓘ psychic ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
comedy
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satire ⓘ war fiction ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Lyn Cassady (fictional character)
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other "Jedi warrior" soldiers (fictional) ⓘ |
| hasRole | special forces unit ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Cold War and post–Cold War era (fictionalized) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
absurdity of military research
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intersection of spirituality and warfare ⓘ limits of human potential in combat context ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | First Earth Battalion manual ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| motto | Be all you can be... and more (approximate satirical ethos) ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
critique New Age militarism
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satirize military experimentation ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Army (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | secret U.S. Army program ⓘ |
| trainingIncludes |
cloud-busting and weather influence (attempted)
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intuition development ⓘ positive thinking ⓘ staring at goats to stop their hearts psychically ⓘ walking through walls (attempted) ⓘ |
| uses |
New Age philosophy
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meditation ⓘ non-violent combat methods ⓘ paranormal techniques ⓘ psychic spying ⓘ remote viewing ⓘ yogic practices ⓘ |
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