Speaking for myself I do not at all hate Ron Paul. I am one that is happy when he gets good news. But I agree with alot of what Stef had to say about him. The gov't exists for the benifit of others. The only time they pretend otherwise is during election years. That is why not much gets done during election years.
but I have lost faith that any politician, Dr. Paul or someone else will ever be given the power to strongly effect the milk teat of subsidies, regulations that hurt competition and favor existing business', social security, or the industrial military complex. And that is if he went all the way and became Prez. The Gov't does not represent you and I.
I support Free trade. It is clear to me the gov't does not represent you and I when I consider NAFTA, CAFTA, or any other 'free trade' agreement.
That is why I spend time looking for solutions out side the system. It is personally clear to me that it would be more productive. I want to do something meaningful for liberty, to achieve it in my lifetime. I see the poison and the parasitism in politics, and the long history of the freedom movement unable to do much more than slow it down.
It is not a personal attack, against you or the Ron Paul movement. It is just the way I view a harsh reality.
Power has never been our friend. It has never been our ally in gov't or outside of gov't. I am no longer comfortable waiting for a politician to come and save me. Dr. Paul might very well be a great man worthy of my support. But I do not trust the system that exists for the same reason the mouth on a leach does. I can only control myself. I have no control over the system. I believe my personal efforts will be more effective with things I can control.
I consider many, many of the political porcs to be my friends. I was saddened when Dawn, and Chathaleeninnh, and Rochelle, and others left the forum. Do not take my dislike of politics personal. Please point out when I have been disrespectful, and I promise to remedy it to my best ability.