LayZayFaire
01-14-2012, 07:11 AM
I absolutely abhor the word conservatism. Why? The definition that we use is not the same as the definition liberals use.
I would absolutely can the idea that Ron Paul is the most conservative member of Congress. The word Conservatism has changed in the minds of both Democrats and Republicans. I would rather classify Ron Paul as a libertarian.
Think about the subtle propaganda from the media (not that I am surprised or disgusted, the mainstream media have a reason for doing what they do. They have to be pawns in regards to politicians -- otherwise, they would get not information about what's on the table in terms of legislation).
In the argument of "Tax the Rich", I hear from pretty much every MSM outlet that we simply, "ask the rich to pay a fair share". Be careful with this. Taxes are not about asking. They are about taking without your consent. In fact, the government doesn't even trust you to pay your taxes annually. They just take it from your paychecks every week, two weeks, or bi-monthly.
As the educated class of people (at least I hope, I'm not necessarily convinced), we should condemn these arguments. But we don't. In fact. even before Newt or Santorum released the attack ads, people on this forum were already condemning Romney as a what they call now, "a vulture capitalist". I can look up the posts about Romney on this forum and find similar arguments.
Too many people are not educated in the Paul camp about capitalism. As I have said before, politics is not about educating your potential voters, it is about convincing people that you are the best candidate. And I am always pointing out the flaws in people's arguments. There are extremely protectionist people even on this forum in regards to foreign goods as opposed to American goods.
What is the point of this post? I don't know. All I know is that A LOT of people support Ron Paul. But they may not understand economic issues as well as they should. You will find plenty of Paul supporters saying that the Federal Reserve is a private entity that robs us of our wealth. Of course, they ignore the fact that the Federal Reserve was a creation of government which makes them, and I'm very generous with this statement, socialists that believe that only if the government controlled the printing of money, everything would be better. What the hell is private about the Federal Reserve? They are a part of the government, are you kidding me?
As I've said, politics is about convincing people (mostly idiots). Let's hope Ron Paul can convince more idiots than Mitt Romney.
I would absolutely can the idea that Ron Paul is the most conservative member of Congress. The word Conservatism has changed in the minds of both Democrats and Republicans. I would rather classify Ron Paul as a libertarian.
Think about the subtle propaganda from the media (not that I am surprised or disgusted, the mainstream media have a reason for doing what they do. They have to be pawns in regards to politicians -- otherwise, they would get not information about what's on the table in terms of legislation).
In the argument of "Tax the Rich", I hear from pretty much every MSM outlet that we simply, "ask the rich to pay a fair share". Be careful with this. Taxes are not about asking. They are about taking without your consent. In fact, the government doesn't even trust you to pay your taxes annually. They just take it from your paychecks every week, two weeks, or bi-monthly.
As the educated class of people (at least I hope, I'm not necessarily convinced), we should condemn these arguments. But we don't. In fact. even before Newt or Santorum released the attack ads, people on this forum were already condemning Romney as a what they call now, "a vulture capitalist". I can look up the posts about Romney on this forum and find similar arguments.
Too many people are not educated in the Paul camp about capitalism. As I have said before, politics is not about educating your potential voters, it is about convincing people that you are the best candidate. And I am always pointing out the flaws in people's arguments. There are extremely protectionist people even on this forum in regards to foreign goods as opposed to American goods.
What is the point of this post? I don't know. All I know is that A LOT of people support Ron Paul. But they may not understand economic issues as well as they should. You will find plenty of Paul supporters saying that the Federal Reserve is a private entity that robs us of our wealth. Of course, they ignore the fact that the Federal Reserve was a creation of government which makes them, and I'm very generous with this statement, socialists that believe that only if the government controlled the printing of money, everything would be better. What the hell is private about the Federal Reserve? They are a part of the government, are you kidding me?
As I've said, politics is about convincing people (mostly idiots). Let's hope Ron Paul can convince more idiots than Mitt Romney.