Ron Paul must go all out anti-war

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The pro-war crowd must be made to defend the position of heathens. War is inhuman and the reasoning which serves its promotion is flawed in the eyes of anyone who devotes to the subject any modicum of reasonable thought. The limited resources of our Earth are consumed by war in a proportion which clearly inhibits the progress of civilization. War takes those things which encompass our humanity; life itself is lost.

We can take back our humanity with a few hard lines and it can be done as easily as the propaganda of the violent brutes has mangled the thoughts of otherwise decent beings. This is no small matter; it is, rather, something close to everything which matters. In a world which allows us to communicate as easily as we do, the excuses which permit the implements of death should be easy to expose.

More specifically, Ron Paul must completely embrace the only position which will differentiate him in the eyes of the average voters. This is the only way by which he might have a chance. Those who argue that widespread death is a means to the end of safety in our homeland--their eyes must be looked into with great sadness. They must be asked directly why they find solution in murder. The values which place an importance upon life are near universal, but the logical connection which should show that war is a massive contradiction of these values has been lost. Or, considering the history of civilizations, perhaps the connection has never been fully realized.

Everything should be focused on this message. Among the Presidential candidates Paul’s positions on economics are the only ones which are sound, but to those who don’t devote personal research to such matters all of the candidates sound the same. The anti-war message, though, is relatable by methods which can take the form of only a few basic questions or exclamations. Ron Paul should be more adamant and concise when he addresses those who see usefulness in war, and he should do so at every turn: “Senator Santorum, why do you align yourself with unreasonable brutes? Characteristics pervade you which depict your lack of humanity; this is evidenced by your promotion of death and your reliance upon threats of violence. Not only should you and those who share your views be looked upon in the way that one might see the worst kind of criminal; additionally, you should be viewed as stupid because the good things which you claim violence serves clearly do not come about in the manner which you describe. Violence and threats do not and will not give us safety--this obvious conclusion can be drawn quickly by the use of basic logic.”

Everything in Ron Paul’s campaign should focus on such an unapologetic message. He is the ONLY anti-war candidate--this is his most important strategic advantage. Any attempt to hide his views on foreign policy in an endeavor to appeal to the Republican establishment are in jest because the truth of his stance will always, in the end, be unveiled. Any effort to skirt around this issue should be completely eliminated. If an effort is made to disguise Paul's true feelings, the implication is made that he might be wrong. He's not wrong. All ads, every interview, every debate--as he is questioned by warmongers he must throw their stupid inhumanity in their face. They must be rejected with every possible emotional and intellectual tool. He must ask them at every opportunity why they have such a strange preference for death and destruction. The certainty which is truth is more evident in this issue than any other. We are right. Ron Paul is right. We’re on the side of good and it should be known. War is not delicate and it should not be dealt with as such. Let them give their excuses for killing and starving children. Force them into a defense of their derangement.

Such a method of campaigning will give Paul the only hope of gaining the attention which is required for his election. That most human part of our organism must be appealed to.
 
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I think that he's figured out exactly where the line in the sand is on the war issue, on the other side of that line he gets completely blacklisted by the cartel media which is so in favor of the war, and he has danced right up to it and is flailing his arms and screaming and playing a bugle.
I really don't believe he could do any more anti-war rhetoric without getting the 2008 treatment all over again.

Nobody is against the war. Not even the democrats who were so against Bush. (Well, not the majority.) The trick here is for him to keep talking about the economy because a) he's more knowledgeable on it than any other candidate by miles b) he makes them look like fools when the subject is the economy and c) he's right.
Let's get him in office on that. The war isn't a moral issue for most people: hell, there are entire denominations of Christianity (multiple!) which teach that spreading "democracy" over there is a point of doctrine. If we're going to end the wars it's going to be for economic reasons.

Sure, the moral reason is the right reason to oppose it. But it's not the reason that's actually going to get it to stop.
 
But the key is that he can't veer into the pacifist camp which sometimes he strays into. There are times when you must defend your nation, but those times are few and far between as opposed to recent history.
 
With completely straight faces, Obama and his supporters are going to say that Obama is the anti-war choice.

Independents may come over to Ron Paul though, which possibly makes Ron Paul the most electable Republican in the General Election.
 
But the key is that he can't veer into the pacifist camp which sometimes he strays into. There are times when you must defend your nation, but those times are few and far between as opposed to recent history.

I can't think of any time that he has ever opposed defense or any way his beliefs could be construed that way.
 
With completely straight faces, Obama and his supporters are going to say that Obama is the anti-war choice.

Independents may come over to Ron Paul though, which possibly makes Ron Paul the most electable Republican in the General Election.

I've thought about this a lot as far as the general election goes. I fear that Obama could pretty much hijack all Paul's talking points that would appeal to liberals/moderates, and unfortunately ( despite his actual record) the media would support him and too many voters would believe him.

I think it is all going to come down to the Economy.
 
He has not expressed his anti-war stance to the extent which I suggest. Although I realize it is not Ron Paul's style, direct accusations and harsh words should be used. If he directly accuses others of being inhuman for their views, he would not be wrong. The press loves an argument with direct accusations. They would eat it up.
 
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With completely straight faces, Obama and his supporters are going to say that Obama is the anti-war choice.

Independents may come over to Ron Paul though, which possibly makes Ron Paul the most electable Republican in the General Election.

Yes, they will, and what's more, they will be believed.

This why the GOP has only two choices:

Unite behind Ron Paul or face another 4 years of Obama.

You are not going to get those independents, and you are not going to get a large portion, of the now much larger Ron Paul contingent, myself included, to vote for or support yet another establishment hack.

I will write in RP or sit this one out, so help me God, and furthermore, I'll do everything in my power to convince others to do the same.
 
Ron Paul is not going to win the primary based on his economic views. To the masses, everyone in the race now sounds like Paul. To win, attention is required, and this is a way to get it. Granted, it may not work--but Ron Paul is going to have to find a way to get more coverage of his campaign. The population, I believe, has a natural tendency to be anti-war if they are given the right information and if the subject is brought to the forefront.
 
He just needs to stress this more: "I dont support an interventionist foreign policy or undeclared wars; but if we're ACTUALLY THREATENED, I will not hesitate to drop some nukes!"
 
He just needs to stress this more: "I dont support an interventionist foreign policy or undeclared wars; but if we're ACTUALLY THREATENED, I will not hesitate to drop some nukes!"

Absolutely.
 
The anti-war position was problematic to sell during Bush, but it may be possible this year. These are Obama's wars now. Still need some dainty stepping around Iran, I think.
 
He just needs to stress this more: "I dont support an interventionist foreign policy or undeclared wars; but if we're ACTUALLY THREATENED, I will not hesitate to drop some nukes!"

That's essentially what Goldwater said. And then ironically, in the midst of a field of war-mongers, they will call you the dangerous one...

 
I can't think of any time that he has ever opposed defense or any way his beliefs could be construed that way.

Perception is the only thing that matters. Many conservatives believe he is weak on national defense and even wonder if he would defend the country.
 
He's not being shy about his foreign policy as it is. I'm glad about that.

But that's not the only thing he should talk about. He has plenty to say about Obamacare, stimulating the economy, and other very relevant issues where he has huge selling points for Republicans.
 
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