Ron Paul climbs in the polls

Can we just abandon modern society, form nomadic tribes that travel around the world doing psychedelics and try to "figure ourselves out"?

the daily show was all over the ignoring of ron paul since the Iowa straw poll.

  On 12/24/2011 at 1:23 AM, YO303 said:

Can we just abandon modern society, form nomadic tribes that travel around the world doing psychedelics and try to "figure ourselves out"?

but I still love technology

You won't need technology where we are going.

I'm a lot more more sympathetic to that idea than I let on. However I'm still down with electronic music and hot showers.

He's a man of principles, and I respect him for that.

Unfortunately, his principles are insane.

  On 12/24/2011 at 2:39 AM, Al Hounos said:

He's a man of principles, and I respect him for that.

 

Unfortunately, his principles are insane.

Let's talk about this. I took this position until I found out more about him. I agree - but I think in the majority of cases he's saying he wouldn't let those principles affect us as citizens.

My main difference is that I support social programs. I think we should have some form of healthcare, good public schools across the country, etc. I also think we need federal bodies to enforce workers' rights and economic/environmental constraints on corporations.

However, I'm starting to think he would do more good than harm in office. Who knows.

  On 12/24/2011 at 2:07 AM, A/D said:

but I still love technology

always and forever

  On 12/24/2011 at 3:44 AM, sweepstakes said:

  On 12/24/2011 at 2:07 AM, A/D said:

but I still love technology

always and forever

RP is principled, but he is also rather insane. What that tells about the rest of the politicians in the running is another thing.

touche...

"That guy's queerer than the blazes." Ron Paul

also, I really don't want more drilling for oil, and I really really don't want states to be able to criminalize abortion

/: I wish I could vote for anyone with a clean conscience

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/noah-baron/the-madness-of-ron-paul_b_1166893.html

So basically, he's just like every other libertarian.

Paul comes from a paleo conservative faction of the libertarian movement. He does not represent at least in my understanding the most common forms of it. It can all be traced back to a strange proto Alex Jones proto William Cooper movement called the John Birch society. They were popular around the time of Dr Strangelove, and the reference General JAck Ripper makes about Fluoride being a commie plot is directly a parody of them. edit: It= this paleo conservative wing of the libertarian movement

ugh...the John Birch society...

i have a question i know this guy thinks CRAAAAZY stuff like such as it shouldnt be aloud to kill unborn babies or waht ever but whose better than him if ur gona vote for some one else??? who r u gona vote for ?? obama??

  On 12/23/2011 at 10:31 PM, Awepittance said:

  On 12/23/2011 at 10:29 PM, Smettingham Rutherford IV said:

if the guy seriously wants to federally mandate abortion laws, hes automatically out of my book as a viable candidate.

you mean within the republican paradigm?

 

ron paul smacks a bitch down

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8bPfzIF8Qg&feature=related

Damn american tv is stupid

  On 12/24/2011 at 10:29 AM, Kanakori said:

Damn american tv is stupid

I think you mean American news, especially cable news, especially Fox. We have some pretty awesome TV, it's just all fictional series or comedy. Even our comedy is more informative than our news.

  On 12/24/2011 at 3:04 PM, Jonas said:

From what I've heard of Paul, he always comes across logical, even in his more extreme views (abortion/drugs/etc), I don't follow U.S politics that close, but he doesn't sound like he'd have bilderberg type of support(?). Who's backing him financially?

Given the information posted here:

http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=n00005906&year=2010

I'd guess all kinds of corporations which are in natural resources will financially back his campaign. Apart from all the stuff that's dug up from under the ground the food industry would back him as well, I guess. In short, the past century industries will be fond of his libertarian approach to running a country.

The hall of shame:

  On 12/24/2011 at 3:04 PM, Jonas said:

From what I've heard of Paul, he always comes across logical, even in his more extreme views (abortion/drugs/etc),

Bollocks. The man's as crazy and bigoted as any other rightwinger - he just doesn't have the money or the media behind him. He's a racist, homophobic, nasty piece of work (http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/98883/ron-paul-incendiary-newsletters-exclusive). And libertarians are one of thickest, most moon-dwelling fringe groups in politics. As if there's any such thing as "anarcho-capitalism." They'd trample over your freedoms and rights in a second if they could make a profit.

  On 12/24/2011 at 3:42 PM, Iain C said:

  On 12/24/2011 at 3:04 PM, Jonas said:

From what I've heard of Paul, he always comes across logical, even in his more extreme views (abortion/drugs/etc),

 

Bollocks. The man's as crazy and bigoted as any other rightwinger - he just doesn't have the money or the media behind him. He's a racist, homophobic, nasty piece of work (http://www.tnr.com/a...tters-exclusive). And libertarians are one of thickest, most moon-dwelling fringe groups in politics. As if there's any such thing as "anarcho-capitalism." They'd trample over your freedoms and rights in a second if they could make a profit.

dese manz hatin..

I just think it's ridiculous how many people fall head over heels for Ron Paul just because he's a stupid hateful idiot but in a different way.