Ron Paul: “Why I Don’t Run As An Independent”
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/01/2012 08:52 -0500
Many have wondered if Ron Paul would have run as an independent. Here is his answer: “[I didn't consider running as an independent because] it is absolutely not practical. This would have been a good year to have an alternative and you can’t get much of a showing either on the libertarian side or the green side”…. the Republican and Democratics “parties are going to linger because they are locked in by law. The laws are biased against us from competing.” So how does one change the two-party system? “You go to the campuses. You rally the young people. You stir up a whole generation of people. Ideas do have consequences and that’s where the good news is because the campuses are alive and well with these views and they know the system is bankrupt. And there is this illusion that you can spend endlessly and print endlessly and there will always be credit out there. And so far, so good, but credit can end quickly, the dollar can crash quickly and a new system will have to be developed.”
And some parting words on one of Ron Paul’s favorite topics: Freedom, or at least the myth thereof:
“The concern about freedom was lost because Freedom creates so much prosperity. People get complacent, then they become materialistic. They find the government: you can make more money by getting a contract from government, than being a genius and being productive. When I first came here in 1976 I was under the impression that if you talk about welfare you talk about those people who won’t work and get foodstamps. But have a completely different opinion now: that exists and it’s not healthy, but that’s minor compared to the “foodstamps” the wealthy get. The wealthy get the contracts and the special deals and that’s where the biggest turmoil is.” On the future of the Republican and Democrat party: “the parties are going to linger because they are locked in by law. The laws are biased against us from competing.
SAH says:
What a wonderful man, great American patriot, and horrible politician (I mean that as a high compliment). Bless you Dr. Paul, may your simple message of Liberty be the spark that eventually turns into a consuming fire and burns this fucker to the ground.
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1st December 2012 at 12:32 pm
Mr. Happy says:
The key question to Dr. Paul should have been, ‘How did our unblinking support of Israel this past week relating to the Palestinian state recognition in the UN, represent the best interest of the citizens of the United States?’ Is there anyone, Dr. Paul, left in our government who is free to ask this simple question? Does this question have any relevance in America anymore?
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1st December 2012 at 1:37 pm
Ed says:
Ron Paul won’t touch this …
http://patrick.net/forum/?p=1219038
I don’t know why.
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1st December 2012 at 2:38 pm
Ron says:
A better question is why do we care? Or why dont we turn parts of the middle east into a sea of glass?
I would rather support Israel over frikin muslim countrys.
A better question to RP is why are you about the only one who thinks like you do?He is like a lonely voice in the wilderness of Washington.
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1st December 2012 at 12:57 pm