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Frezik
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Posted - 2007.11.06 22:42:00 -
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 Originally by: Surfin's PlunderBunny
Who? 
Libertarian who happens to be in the American Republican Party, whose very popular on the Internet but unknown elsewhere.
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Frezik
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Posted - 2007.11.07 05:16:00 -
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Originally by: Dark Shikari
Not to say he wouldn't make a good president, or that any of the other candidates are better (there is no evidence that any of them are), but the primary reason Ron Paul hasn't made more of an impact is because his supporters cannot shut up about how great he is, to the point where everyone else gets phenomenally sick of the whole thing. This will probably lead to him losing the nomination to Guiliani, even though the man continues to constantly make an ass of himself everywhere he goes with his hilarious 9/11 rhetoric and similar, and most Americans, including myself, would probably be more comfortable with Ron Paul as president than a borderline fascist.
Have you seen the numbers lately? Ron Paul doesn't even have a percentage high enough to be worth listing. Mind you, primaries can and do change at the last minute, and this new infusion of cash might help, but he's got a lot of work ahead of him. Objectively, he's little more than an Internet sensation on the level of an "All your base are belong to us" joke.
OTOH, he does have the best shot of any libertarian so far to at least be listened to by the mass media. The trouble with an inheirently individualistic philosophy like libertarianism is that there will always be very decisive views within the group causing a lot of disorganization. Hence why the officially-named Libertarian party never seems to get anything done, and many self-described libertarians want nothing to do with that party.
It's tough to make a political movement based on individualism. Even the relatively moderate Democrats have difficulty keeping their individual elements together long enough to elect somebody, and the Republicans largely gave up on individualism some time during the Cold War.
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Frezik
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Posted - 2007.11.07 16:33:00 -
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Originally by: Ilvan
lol, libertarians.
If that were the case, libertarians would be a much better organized, cohesive movement. Rich Business Guys know how to organize things. But the whole movement can barely get together long enough to agree on running a magazine ad.
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Frezik
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Posted - 2007.11.12 05:10:00 -
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Originally by: Phantom Slave
My simplest analogy on the subject is this. What would Americans do if China placed a military installation in the US? We'd FREAK OUT. This is OUR country, and we wouldn't want another countries military installation here. This is one reason why so many other countries hate the US. We have installations all over the world, and they aren't exactly happy we're there.
A surprising number of them are very happy the US is there. Even with all the grumbling, Japan gets the protection of a superpower for the cost of a minor defensive military. Germany gets the same. Turkey were proud to get a US missile installation during the Cold War. Saudi Arabia and Kuwait got defense against Iraq.
Truth is, each of those installations are there for reasons, and often come with the blessing of the local government.
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Frezik
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Posted - 2007.11.12 14:41:00 -
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Originally by: Malcanis
Originally by: Benny Hill
Originally by: galadran
Secondly: Be more Tolerant! As a culture America is the most intolerent society in the world. Accept that its "OK" to be Athiest, g*y, black, muslim etc... People are differnt - get over it!
In the world? You need to get out more often. How about this. You pick you vacation spot. You can come to the US with a bible and a T-Shirt with the star of David on it. If you want to go to Tehran and walk around the streets with a Bible and a T-Shirt with the Star of David on it, I will pay for yoru vacation and all your expenses when you return.
What about walking around in the US in a t-shirt with the red crescent on it?
Or one that says "God loves ***s"
Not every part of the US is Alabama, you know.
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