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Originally posted by jsobecky
I keep trying to give Ron Paul the benefit of the doubt, but he always disappoints. This time, I listened to the interview with Alex Jones in the OP. About 8:30 into the first segment, he starts to rapidly decline into a tirade about how the neo-cons will kill you if you disagree with them. He then says there are hints that "they" might round up tens of thousands of us.
He offers no proof, just hysteria. And of course, AJ is only too glad to egg him on.
Is this the mental stability required for a president? I don't think so.
Originally posted by mybigunit
Hmm because when you screw with the establishment you may end up dead. I can name a few high named people who messed with the establishment and ended up dead one being MLK jr and the next Kennedy. I can name more though. He has every right to be concerned because he blasts A LOT of the status quo and lets face it if he had it his way some very powerful people would be affected.
Originally posted by mybigunit
As far as the roundups that may be far fetched but is it? We rounded up Japanese in WW2 by the thousands and justified it is "they could be enemies"
Originally posted by mybigunit
They have rounded up not thousands but dozens of people here at least and shipped them to guantanimo and other locations without trial and oh do not pass go either
Originally posted by mybigunit
Heck look at WW2 when Hitler had his camps 90% of the population had no clue even though they were only a few miles outside of some towns. Its not far fetched at all and for people to close their minds to the past will be doomed to face history again because it does repeat itself when you dont learn from it.
Originally posted by jsobecky
Without getting into the discusion of whether the "establishment" killed MLK or JFK...
There is one big difference - those were men who had achieved. Ron Paul is just a congress critter from Texas.
A wise and prudent move at the time. And a temporary move, followed by paying reparations to them.
Name two people "here" who have been rounded up and sent to Gitmo.
Are you saying there are internment camps here in the US? Prove it. And please. not one of those hysterical "train repair depot" videos.
Originally posted by mybigunit
I dont know man Ron Paul has really awaken a lot of people and his campaign is growing more and more even though it has ended. Hes waking people up to the things like the Fed and money that no one wants to talk about. He talks about the Nafta Hwy and the military industrial complex.
A wise and prudent move at the time. And a temporary move, followed by paying reparations to them.
Originally posted by mybigunit
Nothing wise about this move. It was a low point in American history and they were paid reparations and an apology from Regan because of how low it was.
Are you saying there are internment camps here in the US? Prove it. And please. not one of those hysterical "train repair depot" videos.
Originally posted by mybigunit
Nope not saying there is or is not. Im saying dont even close your mind to the fact they may exist or could exist in the future but they wont come out and SAY they are internment camps to hold government descenders they will call it a camp for illegal immigrants like the one outside Waterloo Ia or Criminal Camps like is Az.
Originally posted by The_Alarmist2012
Ron Paul seems more like someone who will say what people want to hear, someone with a message that is designed to reach a target audience.
Originally posted by jsobecky
Ron Paul's campaign is dead in the water. It never gained any steam or traction. The vast majority of his supporters were college kids, who are the ones most easily swayed by the kind of monetary and isolationalism reforms that RP sells. Idealistic, but impractical.
It's nice to be idealistic. "Visualize World Peace".
It's ironic that you point to our nation doing the right thing in the same breath that you condemn it.
And it's entirely possible that the moon will be hit by an asteroid which sends it out of orbit and careening into the earth. TOMORROW. Don't close your mind to the possibility, and you better prepare for it.
:shk:
Originally posted by The_Alarmist2012
reply to post by tezzajw
You are not wrong, however you have taken something from my post out of context. In my opinion Ron Paul is a lame duck, yet still attracts support for what appears to be a wasted viral campaign, one which he stands no chance of winning, so what is the point?
To deflect people from issues that are important and from those candidates who do have the best chance of winning, or to spread disinformation, further distance those who are truly seeking change from where they have a real chance to make a difference?
Maybe you should read that post you quoted again.
Originally posted by The_Alarmist2012
In my opinion Ron Paul is a lame duck, yet still attracts support for what appears to be a wasted viral campaign, one which he stands no chance of winning, so what is the point?
Originally posted by The_Alarmist2012
or to spread disinformation, further distance those who are truly seeking change from where they have a real chance to make a difference?