Ex Post Facto
02-18-2008, 08:57 PM
I overheard a conversation the other day about politics. Several people butting in here and there but it seemed like a public discussion. I listened to this Lady talk about Freedoms being taken, the overspending of government, and the War in Iraq. She then said she once was a registered liberitarian, but once involved thought most of the people were "extreme." I thought, surely this lady supports Ron Paul. Boy was I wrong.
I asked her who her presidential candidate was. She told me Edwards. She said but since he dropped out she can't support any of the other ones. I dug a little further, confirming that rights were being stripped by the government. She said, "They are getting too bold, recently, and if they don't stop soon Barry Goldwater may be right." I'm thinking to myself, this lady must support Ron Paul. So I asked, without sounding like a Ron Paul supporter, "Have you heard of Ron Paul?" The lady responded, "Someone handed me a flier once, and I looked it over, and laughed." When I probed further, "What did you laugh about with Ron Paul's stances?" She said, "I can't remember there are too many faces and not enough time to know everything about every candidate."
When I mentioned Ron Paul, another person said "Who is Ron Paul?" I went on to explain Ron Paul's position. Upon mentioning, anti-abortion being a state rights issue this lady said she couldn't support a candidate like that. I said "Now wait a minute, if it's a state rights issue you can have legal abortion in your state." This lady said that is a copout as she viewed herself as part of a country not part of a state.
Anyhow to make a long story short, I didn't pull her over to Ron Paul. However, one thing occured to me. People are going to the polls to vote this year in record numbers. The biggest reason, they know our rights are eroding. They all feel the Revolution, but may be led by the false political prophet. They have good intentions but can't understand the simple politics of Ron Pauls message. They are all engaging, in what I like to call, 'Me, me politics." (Meaning if they don't get nothing tangible from a candidate they won't vote for them). This gives me hope, that if the government keeps pushing and taking rights, slowly no matter what side of the fence people are on politically and peoples luxuries are taken, there will be a force to be reckoned with. This one incident was just confirmation of that possibility.
I asked her who her presidential candidate was. She told me Edwards. She said but since he dropped out she can't support any of the other ones. I dug a little further, confirming that rights were being stripped by the government. She said, "They are getting too bold, recently, and if they don't stop soon Barry Goldwater may be right." I'm thinking to myself, this lady must support Ron Paul. So I asked, without sounding like a Ron Paul supporter, "Have you heard of Ron Paul?" The lady responded, "Someone handed me a flier once, and I looked it over, and laughed." When I probed further, "What did you laugh about with Ron Paul's stances?" She said, "I can't remember there are too many faces and not enough time to know everything about every candidate."
When I mentioned Ron Paul, another person said "Who is Ron Paul?" I went on to explain Ron Paul's position. Upon mentioning, anti-abortion being a state rights issue this lady said she couldn't support a candidate like that. I said "Now wait a minute, if it's a state rights issue you can have legal abortion in your state." This lady said that is a copout as she viewed herself as part of a country not part of a state.
Anyhow to make a long story short, I didn't pull her over to Ron Paul. However, one thing occured to me. People are going to the polls to vote this year in record numbers. The biggest reason, they know our rights are eroding. They all feel the Revolution, but may be led by the false political prophet. They have good intentions but can't understand the simple politics of Ron Pauls message. They are all engaging, in what I like to call, 'Me, me politics." (Meaning if they don't get nothing tangible from a candidate they won't vote for them). This gives me hope, that if the government keeps pushing and taking rights, slowly no matter what side of the fence people are on politically and peoples luxuries are taken, there will be a force to be reckoned with. This one incident was just confirmation of that possibility.