Matthew Zak
12-05-2007, 07:46 PM
What if everyone including Pat Buchanan were intentionally downplaying the significance of this "revolution" in order to add shock value to their eventual endorsement? By everyone I mean certain pundits, celebrities, and other political personnel as well. What if people aren't as sheep-minded as we thought? What if their's an army of people out there just waiting for the "signal" to "storm" the establishment?
I've been getting this sense lately, and I'll tell you why.
Many of us have reported seeing supporters not just randomly, but conveniently. In our own backyard. In our schools and at work. Though most Ron Paul supporters are shouting at the top of their lungs, many of us have seen the quiet ones who seem to be lurking among us waiting for something.
It reminds me of 311's (a band, if you haven't heard) fan base. For years the band didn't get the credit they deserved. They're anti-establishment, anti-war, and they strongly encourage people to have an open mind. Since the band formed in the late 80's and their popularity peaked in the mid-90's, their fans of grown up to become DJ's, Policemen, Doctors, Bus Drivers and Musicians themselves. 311's music and message strongly effected thousands, maybe millions of people, and those people are now influencing the rest of the world. Sometimes you'll see 311 pop up in movies, or as background music on TV shows where they would normally not show up. Blake Lewis sang a 10 year old 311 song on American Idol and that nearly won him the contest. The judges thought it was a "new style" because none of them had ever heard of 311.
My point is this: 311's fans have waited years to get the band's name out there, and put them places they have deserved to be for many years. But they had to wait until they were on position to do so.
Maybe this is a fantasy, and Ron Paul's support is only as apparent and as big as we've made it. But I have honestly been getting the sense that, because it's not worth trying to change the mainstream media's mind, that our special ops Ron Paul supporters are behind the scenes, doing Mission: Impossible type of work, strategically putting themselves in a position to make the biggest possible boom when the time is just right.
Humor me. If there WERE such a time, when would that time be, do you suppose?
I've been getting this sense lately, and I'll tell you why.
Many of us have reported seeing supporters not just randomly, but conveniently. In our own backyard. In our schools and at work. Though most Ron Paul supporters are shouting at the top of their lungs, many of us have seen the quiet ones who seem to be lurking among us waiting for something.
It reminds me of 311's (a band, if you haven't heard) fan base. For years the band didn't get the credit they deserved. They're anti-establishment, anti-war, and they strongly encourage people to have an open mind. Since the band formed in the late 80's and their popularity peaked in the mid-90's, their fans of grown up to become DJ's, Policemen, Doctors, Bus Drivers and Musicians themselves. 311's music and message strongly effected thousands, maybe millions of people, and those people are now influencing the rest of the world. Sometimes you'll see 311 pop up in movies, or as background music on TV shows where they would normally not show up. Blake Lewis sang a 10 year old 311 song on American Idol and that nearly won him the contest. The judges thought it was a "new style" because none of them had ever heard of 311.
My point is this: 311's fans have waited years to get the band's name out there, and put them places they have deserved to be for many years. But they had to wait until they were on position to do so.
Maybe this is a fantasy, and Ron Paul's support is only as apparent and as big as we've made it. But I have honestly been getting the sense that, because it's not worth trying to change the mainstream media's mind, that our special ops Ron Paul supporters are behind the scenes, doing Mission: Impossible type of work, strategically putting themselves in a position to make the biggest possible boom when the time is just right.
Humor me. If there WERE such a time, when would that time be, do you suppose?