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2007-12-30 20:50:20
Turquoise
O Canada
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HollisHurlbut wrote:

With all due respect, ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MOTHERFUCKING MIND?!  Stating Gravel's positions differ from Ron Paul's only in that Gravel favors evolution more than Paul is an indication of either gross ignorance or blatant misinformation.  Gravel desires to change the nation from a constitutional republic to a direct democracy.  Paul does not at all favor such a radical restructuring of our system of government.  Gravel favors public financing of political campaigns, while Paul detests such restrictions of the people's first amendment right to free speech.  Gravel wants to institute a "universal" health insurance scheme, while Paul wouldn't touch that largest expansion of federal spending and control with a ten-mile pole.  Gravel wants to greatly expand federal meddling in local education, both in regulations and spending, while Paul recognizes the fact that local municipalities are better-able to deal with their own individual needs than a one-size-fits-all federal bureaucracy.  Gravel favors a "living wage" law, while Paul realizes basic laws of economics and the freedom of people to demand the wages they want to work for.

Christ, I could go on and on and on, but I think you get the point.  At least, I hope to hell you get the point.  I don't know how much money all his proposals would end up costing, but I know that in every example I cited there was more spending involved and liberties lost.  If you think Gravel and Paul are the same thing with the exception of one issue, you're 100% wrong.
Perhaps my comment about Gravel being a more realistic version of Paul didn't clue you in.  Gravel is certainly an advocate of much smaller government than most Democrats and even many Republicans.  I prefer him over Paul because he's not as radical, except for maybe the direct democracy part -- but I would figure a true Libertarian would favor more power to the people.

HollisHurlbut wrote:

You know, I'm going to agree with you here.  However, there's no reason to vote against Paul for that one logical flaw, especially when that one belief will have no effect on you.  You never discussed that part of my question -- I'd still like to know how his belief in that area has even the slightest effect on your wallet or your liberties.
As I've said before, his beliefs in this area demonstrate serious problems in his logic, which affects his decision making process, which in turn...  affects me.  I'm not gonna lie to you though.  This was more of a case of the straw breaking the camel's back more than it was a single deal breaker.  As I spent more time researching Paul's positions, I noticed the extremity of his small government stances appeared less and less realistic when looking at the facts.  For example, the IRS is a necessary agency for collecting taxes.  You can't just abolish it.  Reforming it is a good idea though.
2007-12-31 08:27:37
GunSlinger OIF II
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I didnt know so many people agree with david duke.  You know what, I bet you most RP supporters dont even know who he is.
2007-12-31 08:29:33
usmarine
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GunSlinger OIF II wrote:

I didnt know so many people agree with david duke.  You know what, I bet you most RP supporters dont even know who he is.
Well without google I would agree with you on that.
2007-12-31 12:10:40
Dersmikner
Member
+147|6934|Texas
I love Ron Paul's "you make it you keep it" philosophy, and I'd love to have a President with his blend of Libertarian / Conservative ideas, but I happen to think the guy is fucking retarded, and even if you agree with my positions, if you think the world is flat, or 6,000 years old, or that we're all just here waiting for the Mothership to take us to Nirvana, or any similar crap, I can't bring myself to vote for you.

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2008-01-02 08:42:35
HollisHurlbut
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Dersmikner wrote:

if you think the world is flat, or 6,000 years old, or that we're all just here waiting for the Mothership to take us to Nirvana, or any similar crap, I can't bring myself to vote for you.
If Ron Paul ever said any such thing, it should be fairly easy to find.

Please supply the evidence.
2008-01-02 09:56:47
GunSlinger OIF II
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HollisHurlbut wrote:

Dersmikner wrote:

if you think the world is flat, or 6,000 years old, or that we're all just here waiting for the Mothership to take us to Nirvana, or any similar crap, I can't bring myself to vote for you.
If Ron Paul ever said any such thing, it should be fairly easy to find.

Please supply the evidence.
do you have any evidence that says he doesnt?
2008-01-02 10:04:19
HollisHurlbut
Member
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GunSlinger OIF II wrote:

do you have any evidence that says he doesnt?
You expect what, a C&P of every word he's ever spoken or written?

I'm not the one making the assertion.  As such, it's not up to me to prove anything.
2008-01-02 15:41:45
Turquoise
O Canada
+1,596|6841|North Carolina

HollisHurlbut wrote:

Dersmikner wrote:

if you think the world is flat, or 6,000 years old, or that we're all just here waiting for the Mothership to take us to Nirvana, or any similar crap, I can't bring myself to vote for you.
If Ron Paul ever said any such thing, it should be fairly easy to find.

Please supply the evidence.
I think Dersmikner was listing out all the stupid things that people can believe that will keep him from voting for them -- including young-earth creationism.

So no, he wasn't saying Paul believed in everything he listed.
2008-01-02 15:49:00
GunSlinger OIF II
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Turquoise wrote:

HollisHurlbut wrote:

Dersmikner wrote:

if you think the world is flat, or 6,000 years old, or that we're all just here waiting for the Mothership to take us to Nirvana, or any similar crap, I can't bring myself to vote for you.
If Ron Paul ever said any such thing, it should be fairly easy to find.

Please supply the evidence.
I think Dersmikner was listing out all the stupid things that people can believe that will keep him from voting for them -- including young-earth creationism.

So no, he wasn't saying Paul believed in everything he listed.
i still wouldnt doubt what that lunatic believes.  he is old and senile
2008-01-03 08:17:50
Dersmikner
Member
+147|6934|Texas
Turquoise is correct. I don't think Ron Paul believes all those things, I'm saying that if you believe ANY of those things, I'm out on you as President. He's certainly got some batshit crazy theories that preclude my voting for him.
2008-01-03 10:13:22
GunSlinger OIF II
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where did marine juana go? isnt ron paul his boy?


I also find it pretty fucking funny how you got all these foreigners that dont know shit about American politics all supporting paul.

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2008-01-03 11:03:43
AutralianChainsaw
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GunSlinger OIF II wrote:

where did marine juana go? isnt ron paul his boy?


I also find it pretty fucking funny how you got all these foreigners that dont know shit about American politics all supporting paul.
It's because most foreigners knows what really happen in the world and especially in your country because they are not brainwashed by your mainstream media. The fact that you know nothing about the world doesnt mean that the world know nothing about you.

Best exemple:

Most of the world was against the american invasion of iraq because they knew that Saddam had nothing to do with 911 or any islamic extremist. Still there are people in the USA who still think that Saddam attacked you on 911 and that he had some kind of link with Al-Qaida.

Your media brainwashed you into thinking that Saddam was a threat and you bought it.

Try listening to the world this time..
2008-01-03 11:12:54
GunSlinger OIF II
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AutralianChainsaw wrote:

GunSlinger OIF II wrote:

where did marine juana go? isnt ron paul his boy?


I also find it pretty fucking funny how you got all these foreigners that dont know shit about American politics all supporting paul.
It's because most foreigners knows what really happen in the world and especially in your country because they are not brainwashed by your mainstream media. The fact that you know nothing about the world doesnt mean that the world know nothing about you.

Best exemple:

Most of the world was against the american invasion of iraq because they knew that Saddam had nothing to do with 911 or any islamic extremist. Still there are people in the USA who still think that Saddam attacked you on 911 and that he had some kind of link with Al-Qaida.

Your media brainwashed you into thinking that Saddam was a threat and you bought it.

Try listening to the world this time..
I thought you were done nazi?
2008-01-03 11:15:01
KEN-JENNINGS
I am all that is MOD!
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AutralianChainsaw wrote:

GunSlinger OIF II wrote:

where did marine juana go? isnt ron paul his boy?


I also find it pretty fucking funny how you got all these foreigners that dont know shit about American politics all supporting paul.
It's because most foreigners knows what really happen in the world and especially in your country because they are not brainwashed by your mainstream media. The fact that you know nothing about the world doesnt mean that the world know nothing about you.

Best exemple:

Most of the world was against the american invasion of iraq because they knew that Saddam had nothing to do with 911 or any islamic extremist. Still there are people in the USA who still think that Saddam attacked you on 911 and that he had some kind of link with Al-Qaida.

Your media brainwashed you into thinking that Saddam was a threat and you bought it.

Try listening to the world this time..
So tell me, what really happen in the world, and especially our country?  You are one of the most vocal supporters of Ron Paul on these forums, and you don't even live in the U.S.?  I can't quite grasp how you are able to understand the intricacies of our social and political system without at least being schooled on these things, much less interacting with the American public on a day-to-day basis (hint: posting on this forum and reading the responses contained herein is not interacting with the American public).

Perhaps you did not see the protests inside the U.S. against the invasion of Iraq - plenty people in the U.S. were and still are against the war.  There are still people around the world that believe the Earth is 6000 years old, does that mean the global community is comprised of idiots?

Posts like yours above really bring nothing to the table, because you just spout hyperbole and make retarded generalizations.  All it does is make people here who think outsiders hate America look smarter.
2008-01-03 12:17:59
AutralianChainsaw
Member
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GunSlinger OIF II wrote:

AutralianChainsaw wrote:

GunSlinger OIF II wrote:

where did marine juana go? isnt ron paul his boy?


I also find it pretty fucking funny how you got all these foreigners that dont know shit about American politics all supporting paul.
It's because most foreigners knows what really happen in the world and especially in your country because they are not brainwashed by your mainstream media. The fact that you know nothing about the world doesnt mean that the world know nothing about you.

Best exemple:

Most of the world was against the american invasion of iraq because they knew that Saddam had nothing to do with 911 or any islamic extremist. Still there are people in the USA who still think that Saddam attacked you on 911 and that he had some kind of link with Al-Qaida.

Your media brainwashed you into thinking that Saddam was a threat and you bought it.

Try listening to the world this time..
I thought you were done nazi?
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2008-01-03 12:45:33
AutralianChainsaw
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KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

AutralianChainsaw wrote:

GunSlinger OIF II wrote:

where did marine juana go? isnt ron paul his boy?


I also find it pretty fucking funny how you got all these foreigners that dont know shit about American politics all supporting paul.
It's because most foreigners knows what really happen in the world and especially in your country because they are not brainwashed by your mainstream media. The fact that you know nothing about the world doesnt mean that the world know nothing about you.

Best exemple:

Most of the world was against the american invasion of iraq because they knew that Saddam had nothing to do with 911 or any islamic extremist. Still there are people in the USA who still think that Saddam attacked you on 911 and that he had some kind of link with Al-Qaida.

Your media brainwashed you into thinking that Saddam was a threat and you bought it.

Try listening to the world this time..
So tell me, what really happen in the world, and especially our country?  You are one of the most vocal supporters of Ron Paul on these forums, and you don't even live in the U.S.?  I can't quite grasp how you are able to understand the intricacies of our social and political system without at least being schooled on these things, much less interacting with the American public on a day-to-day basis (hint: posting on this forum and reading the responses contained herein is not interacting with the American public).

Perhaps you did not see the protests inside the U.S. against the invasion of Iraq - plenty people in the U.S. were and still are against the war.  There are still people around the world that believe the Earth is 6000 years old, does that mean the global community is comprised of idiots?

Posts like yours above really bring nothing to the table, because you just spout hyperbole and make retarded generalizations.  All it does is make people here who think outsiders hate America look smarter.
In my opinion, whats Ron Paul bring is something pretty new, something that is worth trying imo..  You are right, i'm not an american and doesnt undertand 1% of american politics but i still have a small idea of what the US is doing around the world (good and bad)

Just one exemple..  Cuba..   Ron Paul is the only one who is bringing the ideo of ending the sanctions against Cuba. What would happen in Cuba after that move?  Aren't you curious to find out?  They are no threat to the US.. the cold war is over and Castro is brain dead..

Same thing with Korea.. youve been there for 50 years !!  Japan? Germany?

I must admit, its the foreign policy of Dr Paul that i am most interested in but im still learning today how your system works and its pretty interesting..

Letting Some dying people smoke pot without the fear of being arrested!!

Ending the war on drugs!  pardonning a bunch of non violent criminal who are in your jails!!

just some points that make me think that that old guy is something new and refreshing.. Why not try something new, you will save a lot of money.

btw i didnt mean to generalize.. i know that there was a bunch of people against the war.

Thanks for asking.. at least there was no name calling.
2008-01-03 13:00:48
KEN-JENNINGS
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One thing I do like about Ron Paul is his foreign policy positions.  However, his ideals as far as the American Government are just that - ideals.  Sure, many (if not most) Americans think the War on Drugs is a waste of money; anyone that looks at the amount of aid we dump into Colombia and the lack of impact it has on the drug market while at the same time destroying arable land in Colombia could come to that conclusion.  Many people agree that lifting the economic boycott from Cuba is a good move, but there is a large Cuban faction that does not agree and spends copious amounts of money to make sure this is not realized.

There are a few problems with Ron Paul.  One reason is that his beliefs are a bit too radical.  One cannot simply destroy certain institutions within the government because they are inefficient - most of the time you have to reform the system from within.  There is a great distinction between state's rights and federalism, which Ron Paul seems to want to usurp on his way to his ultra-Libertarian la la land.  Another reason I will not vote for Ron Paul is the fact that he will actually have little say in implementing these changes.  Congress in America is in the same bed with industry just as much as prominent members of Presidential Administrations.  Ron Paul's ability to circumvent these relationships will be marginal at best.  The only way he would bring about change is by pandering to those who have vested interests in his way of thinking - basically fulfilling the role of a politician in modern America despite railing against it.  Another reason I will not vote for Ron Paul is his previous remarks concerning black people, regardless of his attempts at spinning the blame to his speechwriters, and his generally moral conservatism.
2008-01-03 13:28:38
AutralianChainsaw
Member
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KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

One thing I do like about Ron Paul is his foreign policy positions.  However, his ideals as far as the American Government are just that - ideals.  Sure, many (if not most) Americans think the War on Drugs is a waste of money; anyone that looks at the amount of aid we dump into Colombia and the lack of impact it has on the drug market while at the same time destroying arable land in Colombia could come to that conclusion.  Many people agree that lifting the economic boycott from Cuba is a good move, but there is a large Cuban faction that does not agree and spends copious amounts of money to make sure this is not realized.

There are a few problems with Ron Paul.  One reason is that his beliefs are a bit too radical.  One cannot simply destroy certain institutions within the government because they are inefficient - most of the time you have to reform the system from within.  There is a great distinction between state's rights and federalism, which Ron Paul seems to want to usurp on his way to his ultra-Libertarian la la land.  Another reason I will not vote for Ron Paul is the fact that he will actually have little say in implementing these changes.  Congress in America is in the same bed with industry just as much as prominent members of Presidential Administrations.  Ron Paul's ability to circumvent these relationships will be marginal at best.  The only way he would bring about change is by pandering to those who have vested interests in his way of thinking - basically fulfilling the role of a politician in modern America despite railing against it.  Another reason I will not vote for Ron Paul is his previous remarks concerning black people, regardless of his attempts at spinning the blame to his speechwriters, and his generally moral conservatism.
Ron Paul know that he will not be able to change all that without the approval of congress.. in fact the only thing he can do as commander in chief is move the troops around.

I think that IF Ron is elected, people in congress will start to realize that if they want to be reelected, they will have to start to think a little bit more like the old guy.  If the american people chose Ron Paul, will be a bad idea for the congress to block anything that Ron Paul try to do.  They will want to save their asses like any human being.
2008-01-03 14:39:20
GunSlinger OIF II
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jesus christ, there are more fucking important things going on in our country that people worry about more than god damn cuba.   the important issues for americans arent so easily made into a movie.  too many simple minds
2008-01-03 14:40:26
GunSlinger OIF II
Banned.
+1,860|7080

AutralianChainsaw wrote:

GunSlinger OIF II wrote:

AutralianChainsaw wrote:


It's because most foreigners knows what really happen in the world and especially in your country because they are not brainwashed by your mainstream media. The fact that you know nothing about the world doesnt mean that the world know nothing about you.

Best exemple:

Most of the world was against the american invasion of iraq because they knew that Saddam had nothing to do with 911 or any islamic extremist. Still there are people in the USA who still think that Saddam attacked you on 911 and that he had some kind of link with Al-Qaida.

Your media brainwashed you into thinking that Saddam was a threat and you bought it.

Try listening to the world this time..
I thought you were done nazi?
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nazi nazi nazi

 

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