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NeedToUseYou -> RE: The Ron Paul Evolution (4/30/2008 9:38:42 PM)
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I don't know if there will be permanent movement, however, I'll be forever changed in my political viewpoints. Well, not so much changed, as most of what I believe now, I believed before I ever heard of Ron Paul, but rather by me investigating Ron Paul and the other candidates more thoroughly than I had before, I came to pretty well define my political philosophy in the end.
Good Politics is Philosophy. Therefore a good politician must have a consistent top to bottom viewpoint, and be able to explain it. That is what is lacking in the other politicians, you can guess what Ron Paul will say about something before he says it once you understand the Framework he is applying to himself, and decisions. I don't know of another politician running that is as consistent, and defined in his views, as Ron Paul.
If you don't know yourself well enough to explain your beliefs and viewpoints to others why would I ever trust you with the country?
Anyway, I still can't define the philosophy of any of the other politicians other than in very broad strokes and in some cases apt to change on a dime.
Ron Paul did change his view on capital punishment, but that was after new data showed the false convictions and executions were higher than previously thought. The ideas didn't change just the data in that case.
Anyway, I can point out a few of the other candidates flip-flops, that appear to change with the wind, but I don't want to turn it into a brawl over nothing.
If this country knew what was good for it, Ron Paul would have won in a landslide, instead, what are we getting. A 100 year war, and probably expand it to Iran, or we are going to get an even bigger government, more government control, and be less likely to leave Iraq. Ron Paul 100% would have gotten us out of Iraq, like farglebargle says, the blood is on all the rest of your hands now, and when the deficit balloons even further, and the inevitable increase in inflation, and/or tax increases.....
Well, whatever, just put it this way this country is now left with 3 less trustworthy, less defined, more apt to war candidates than Ron Paul, so I guess that tells you what 90% of the country values in a leader. Personally, I like seeing a consistent record, and a well defined history of sticking to his stated objectives.
To much for the US I guess, I think people prefer a sweet lie over the hard truth, actually I know this for a fact, and thus the problem. People say they want hard reality, but the overwhelming vast majority just want someone to protect them from monsters, and ensure them there will be food on the table. No one checks beyond the sound bites anyway.
Yes we can....
whatever.
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