Growing dissent of Ron Paul

Posted by jerry as politics

It’s been interesting watching the groundswell of support for Paul over the past year.  His republican affiliation and anti-war, pro-liberty beliefs are very appealing to many who feel the current administration has been assaulting all that is American.  But now, people are starting to realize that he is a conservative libertarian.  As a libertarian, he has views that the federal government should not be in the education business, it should not be mandating racial quotas or bailing out municipalities after disasters.

I find it really funny that the author of the article in question is clearly anti-Iraq war, yet wants the US to go in and kick some butt in Darfur. Ron Paul’s position is that we don’t go to war unless the threat is against us.  See, it’s a consistent view.

It should also not be suprising that he attempts to pass legislation to stop abortions.  He is, after all, a conservative.  Protecting the lives of a countries citizens is one of the core tenants of a libertarian, so that would appear to be in the perview of the federal government.  You can debate the issue of whether or not a fetus is a life, but in his eyes, at least, it’s clear and he is fighting for what he believes is right.  I’m personally pro-women’s choice, but he isn’t.  His philosophy aligns with mine in many other key areas, though. 

Paul’s desire to do away with the Department of Education is being taken as a anti-education stance.  I can’t believe that for a minute.  I do believe that his stance is that education is a State and local affair, and that the Federal government only screws things up.  History, since the creation of the DoEd, seems to back up his view.

Likewise, hiw view that affirmative action should be abolished is taken as an anti-minority stance.  Again, I can’t believe that is his intent.  Like me, I believe his intent is that discrimination should not be tolerated, and when found, should be prosecuted, but federally mandated minority quotas are not appropriate.

Paul’s view that the Federal government should not have provided aid for Katrina victims is also a hot button. Again, his view is likely not that the people should be assisted at all, just that the federal government is not the right group to do so.  The states  themselves should be doing this sort of thing.

So, in short, it seems that many people are awakening to Paul’s conservative views, and “jumping off the Ron Paul bandwagon”, which will ensure that we continue to have many more years of the same kind of crap that we’ve been experiencing up to now - continued erosion of liberty, increasing our military activities abroad, bigger deficits, more taxes, lower currency value, and on and on.  Good luck with that.  Glad you’re love of the federal programs is worth the complete destruction of the US.