Ron Paul: Too weird for the White House

[davmat787]

I have yet in my lifetime to meet anyone who uses the phrase "race card" with a serious look on their face not to be a racist once you get a few beers in them.

In the 19th century these same types used religion to justify racism, pre-ww2 they used genetics.

It is just a cultural justification to be an small-minded asshole.

But then I am am just a bartender, what would I know of observing people with their guards down?

Ron Paul may have very well had a shadow writer in the background doing all this nefarious stuff, but then the fact that he prides himself and speaks at racist events (David fucking DUKE? Hello morons?) is a good sign of where his alliances truly are, you guys have been had by another scumbag politician.

Besides, being racist while being a Republican is a benefit. Kinda disingenuous to even deny outward racism within the Conservative culture -no one buys it from the outside of their little cult.

But then it is all about covering one anothers ass and projecting the BS onto the enemy.

This is why conservatism is not taken seriously by the thinking man anywhere but in rural USA.

Sad the echo chamber created by conservatives is so insular, they have no clue how transparent the whole racket is to the rest of the world and get indignant like dishonest children with their hands in the reactionary cookie jar.

Nothing worse then someone so chickenshit to not stand up for what they believe. These people are up for sale to any huckster on a ideological level. This is sad, as Americans we should not be so easily led, this is a terrible sign of the times.

I respect people who admit they are racists and proud of it far more then the typical conservative who use cheap justifications based off of narrow minded self-delusion.

At least you can just avoid politics altogether instead of being embarrassed when they slip up in public and let some ignorant comment fly.

In other words Ron Paul is a ideological coward, a poor choice for anything but dogcatcher. He should stick to sucking off the government teat while whining about liberty and nosing into old ladies bone dry beef curtains. What a nasty person I would not give the time of day to in real life for a second.

Years ago in this forum I had an interesting debate with a outright neo-nazi skin poster who was probably sick of my leftism, the honesty is refreshing compared to the average conservative in here, that's for sure. At least people know where one another stand without the BS although we agree ideologically about almost nothing at all.

How can you find the common bridge of each ones idea of liberty if people are running from who they are? A damn shame.

While I don't think I am your target audience, how can you expect to build this common bridge you speak of when you use blanket stereotypes and generalizations like the bolded above to reach those on the other side with said bridge? You have set yourself up for failure by doing so, while claiming every square inch of moral highground, which makes me think your notion of a "bridge of common liberty ideals" is disingenuous at best.

Many big city leftists and small town conservatives have such different backgrounds that regardless of skin color, you might try approaching this issue as one of diversity. Would you attempt to understand another lifestyle by prefacing them with stereotypes and generalizations? No?

 

[Steeplerot]

While I don't think I am your target audience, how can you expect to build this common bridge you speak of when you use blanket stereotypes and generalizations like the bolded above to reach those on the other side with said bridge? You have set yourself up for failure by doing so, while claiming every square inch of moral highground, which makes me think your notion of a "bridge of common liberty ideals" is disingenuous at best.

Many big city leftists and small town conservatives have such different backgrounds that regardless of skin color, you might try approaching this issue as one of diversity. Would you attempt to understand another lifestyle by prefacing them with stereotypes and generalizations? No?

Well, the guy said outright he was a nazi skin, along with being pretty knowledgeable about the rhetoric and (revisionist) history. Calling out bigotry is not bigotry, this tactic is another justification for small mindedness, once again a quite transparent one to anyone outside the echo chamber.

I do not think everyone from small towns are backward, but being in a smaller city and not traveling has a way of reinforcing black and white thinking through lack of as you mentioned diversity in day to day dealings with others who do not prescribe to a set mode of thinking.

All of this is my own views to take as you will. We have plenty of assholes in big cities, granted you have to practice a lot more mental gymnastics to justify such views imo.

Big city haters tend to me more bitter and fed up with a corrupt society, whereas small town folks tend to be just lacking in real world experience with different cultures.

If I have to deal with reactionary mindset I trend understanding the *fed up* aspect, but in the end I am a idealist and think humanity is not inherently evil. This is the difference between people who just give up and those who just never bothered to give a shit. I have had a bit of a rough road in my lifetime compared to some others -but that which does not kill me makes me stronger. In the end your basic philosophy is a personal choice.

I just have no time for lazy minded people on a personal level though. It is a failed strategy for survival in a rather harsh world that you really have to make the best of or you will turn into a miserable asshole.

This is giving up, and lazy to me. I wonder sometimes why conservatives even get up in the morning besides hating some asshole out to get you. There is so much more out there, but then we see life as we wish to.

Anyhow, it is late and I am waxing philosophic in a political forum, a pointless effort. Cheers.

 

[lopri]

LOL? I didn't know Ron Paul has a son who is some sort of a politician in Kentucky. Could the newsletters have been written by Mr. Paul. Jr.?

 

[xj0hnx]

While I don't think I am your target audience, how can you expect to build this common bridge you speak of when you use blanket stereotypes and generalizations like the bolded above to reach those on the other side with said bridge? You have set yourself up for failure by doing so, while claiming every square inch of moral highground, which makes me think your notion of a "bridge of common liberty ideals" is disingenuous at best.

Many big city leftists and small town conservatives have such different backgrounds that regardless of skin color, you might try approaching this issue as one of diversity. Would you attempt to understand another lifestyle by prefacing them with stereotypes and generalizations? No?

Sheeplerot has no interest whatsoever in making "bridges of common liberty ideals", he's a hardcore leftist progressive who's idea of a "bridge of common liberty ideals" is think like me or you're wrong, and only wants to use that "bridge" for people to walk over to how he thinks things should be, no interest in entertaining others ideas, how could he when he, as you so eloquently put it, has claimed every inch of moral high ground, or at least thinks he has.

 

[xj0hnx]

He could leave a limited influence of isolationism for the future, where U.S. can no longer behave like a bully of the world. (which will be a reality anyway)

You don't know what isolationism is do you? Don't feel bad, it's a common lie that gets thrown around by those that oppose Ron Paul. Military non-interventionism is not isolationism.