Angel4Liberty
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- Joined
- May 19, 2012
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How did I get here? I look around at where I stand now, ideologically and politically. Here I am, brand new to these Forums, standing in passionate commitment to Dr. Ron Paul; to Liberty. My path here was a harried trip that ripped away the sleeping mask, allowing the light of Truth to pour into my waking eyes. Perhaps “path” is not the best word…maybe roller coaster? But you don’t just ride, because it’s your choice to continue, and once you step out on to the track, “If you don’t kick your feet, you never know where it might take you.” It is a dangerous business; fraught with all the thrills…ups, drops, stops, loops, spins...you name it. Just throw in some Haunted House frights, and that pretty much sums it up. So, I look back, and what do I see?
Less than a year ago, it all started. “Ugh. I don’t care about politics. I don’t want to care” about primaries, about candidates…mostly because I believed them all to be liars, cheats, scoundrels. Which most of them are. It’s all corrupt. Yes, I hated the Patriot Act; thought Congress was incompetent; voted in elections as a “duty.”
Then one day, my husband says, “I found this movie, we should watch it.” It was all about central banking and fiat money and how truly evil salacious greed can be. I sat, stunned, scared and shaking. Too shocked to cry. I am too cerebral for my own good, having to sit in silence before I respond. My husband, though, is one of those spurred into immediate action. He’s a “Fight,” and I’m somewhere closer to “Flight first, then maybe fight back.” He was online analyzing sources, checking reliability, validity, and corroborating information (he’s an excellent researcher…and I’m the one in grad school…) He shared what he discovered: The beginning of theTruth. Then we both started to put pieces together and see how all of everything corrupt is all connected.
I spent about a month being alternately sick to my stomach, disbelieving, wishing for “no more,” asking “tell me more,” angry and indignant, then totally hopeless. It was somewhere in this cycle of helpless-hopeless-sick that the sun broke through when my man says “Every time I read quotes about this stuff, it’s followed by ‘That sounds like something Ron Paul would say.’ Who the hell is Ron Paul? Did I miss something in history class?” (this is a direct quote). We soon realized this man is contemporary. Then we realized who this man is. I couldn’t believe how much this man knows, stands for, and works for! I agreed with-well-everything he said.
Then, I did cry.
My hope was restored. Dr. Paul became the light that shines on the Hope that comes when fighting for your cause and beliefs. He shouts what my heart whispers. He acts when I am too small to make a difference. He gives the “small” a way to feel big. Dr. Paul stands for the People. Dr. Paul is the Voice of the People. Dr. Paul fights for the People. He is a Man of the People. Ron Paul is the People.
Then, all of a sudden, I find myself on a street corner with other supporters, holding up a sign that says “Ron Paul R3VOLution” shouting at drivers who try to heckle me to do their research, listening to this brave guy on the megaphone shout the biggest Paul points. Then, I’m at a political rally, listening to the Man himself, and getting chills as the crowd shouts “President Paul” and “End the Fed.” Then, I’m reading these Forums, and watching my husband get involved, reading his posts, participating indirectly in discussions. And…Poof! here I am.
I get discouraged sometimes, like we all do, when we hear about fiascos (strange how that word is so close to fiat…) at conventions, media nastiness, falsified ballots. But we have to keep fighting. Ron Paul is. He’s been fighting harder than all of us for longer than most of us. He’s taken more disappointment, backlash, blackouts, discouragement. If Dr. Paul is truly our hero, our Face of the Revolution, then we must follow his example, and keep fighting too.
People keep saying to me, “I like him, but he won’t win,” and I respond “he will if you vote for him.” And that’s just it. Liberty is at its heart a selfish cause, paraphrasing Dr. Paul, so yes, it’s up to you. And it’s up to me. It’s up to each one of us, individually to fight for Liberty, to fight to Win, to fight for Ron Paul. To “get off our ‘buts’ “ (that’s on purpose) and fight. Do Something. People working for a common cause are strong, even if all they are doing is thinking about it, believing in it. Thoughts are energy. Energy is action.
I’m still a little wide-eyed and blinking. I feel a little like Neo waking up saying, “Why do my eyes hurt?” “You’ve never used them before.” Well, I’m getting used to this new eyesight. I am grateful, thankful, and hopeful. I am continually impressed by the people on these Forums. I am honored to stand next to all of you in the cause of Liberty.
Ron Paul, 2012. Save America.
Less than a year ago, it all started. “Ugh. I don’t care about politics. I don’t want to care” about primaries, about candidates…mostly because I believed them all to be liars, cheats, scoundrels. Which most of them are. It’s all corrupt. Yes, I hated the Patriot Act; thought Congress was incompetent; voted in elections as a “duty.”
Then one day, my husband says, “I found this movie, we should watch it.” It was all about central banking and fiat money and how truly evil salacious greed can be. I sat, stunned, scared and shaking. Too shocked to cry. I am too cerebral for my own good, having to sit in silence before I respond. My husband, though, is one of those spurred into immediate action. He’s a “Fight,” and I’m somewhere closer to “Flight first, then maybe fight back.” He was online analyzing sources, checking reliability, validity, and corroborating information (he’s an excellent researcher…and I’m the one in grad school…) He shared what he discovered: The beginning of theTruth. Then we both started to put pieces together and see how all of everything corrupt is all connected.
I spent about a month being alternately sick to my stomach, disbelieving, wishing for “no more,” asking “tell me more,” angry and indignant, then totally hopeless. It was somewhere in this cycle of helpless-hopeless-sick that the sun broke through when my man says “Every time I read quotes about this stuff, it’s followed by ‘That sounds like something Ron Paul would say.’ Who the hell is Ron Paul? Did I miss something in history class?” (this is a direct quote). We soon realized this man is contemporary. Then we realized who this man is. I couldn’t believe how much this man knows, stands for, and works for! I agreed with-well-everything he said.
Then, I did cry.
My hope was restored. Dr. Paul became the light that shines on the Hope that comes when fighting for your cause and beliefs. He shouts what my heart whispers. He acts when I am too small to make a difference. He gives the “small” a way to feel big. Dr. Paul stands for the People. Dr. Paul is the Voice of the People. Dr. Paul fights for the People. He is a Man of the People. Ron Paul is the People.
Then, all of a sudden, I find myself on a street corner with other supporters, holding up a sign that says “Ron Paul R3VOLution” shouting at drivers who try to heckle me to do their research, listening to this brave guy on the megaphone shout the biggest Paul points. Then, I’m at a political rally, listening to the Man himself, and getting chills as the crowd shouts “President Paul” and “End the Fed.” Then, I’m reading these Forums, and watching my husband get involved, reading his posts, participating indirectly in discussions. And…Poof! here I am.
I get discouraged sometimes, like we all do, when we hear about fiascos (strange how that word is so close to fiat…) at conventions, media nastiness, falsified ballots. But we have to keep fighting. Ron Paul is. He’s been fighting harder than all of us for longer than most of us. He’s taken more disappointment, backlash, blackouts, discouragement. If Dr. Paul is truly our hero, our Face of the Revolution, then we must follow his example, and keep fighting too.
People keep saying to me, “I like him, but he won’t win,” and I respond “he will if you vote for him.” And that’s just it. Liberty is at its heart a selfish cause, paraphrasing Dr. Paul, so yes, it’s up to you. And it’s up to me. It’s up to each one of us, individually to fight for Liberty, to fight to Win, to fight for Ron Paul. To “get off our ‘buts’ “ (that’s on purpose) and fight. Do Something. People working for a common cause are strong, even if all they are doing is thinking about it, believing in it. Thoughts are energy. Energy is action.
I’m still a little wide-eyed and blinking. I feel a little like Neo waking up saying, “Why do my eyes hurt?” “You’ve never used them before.” Well, I’m getting used to this new eyesight. I am grateful, thankful, and hopeful. I am continually impressed by the people on these Forums. I am honored to stand next to all of you in the cause of Liberty.
Ron Paul, 2012. Save America.
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