Ron Paul Violated the Rules
by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.
Ron Paul violated one of the most consistently observed rules of American political life in the GOP debate on 05/15/07 in South Carolina and also in the debate on CNN several nights ago: government officials are never, ever to level with the American population. The people are to be endlessly flattered, spoken to in bumper-sticker slogans, and in general treated like seven-year-olds.
A man of principle and in possession of an IQ above 80, Paul naturally
refused to play along. He explained that foreign policy has
consequences, and that political and military interference around the
world has a tendency to stir up whole peoples against us. If we ignore
this simple and obvious fact, we do so at our peril. His implicit
conclusion was that the shenanigans of our government have made our
people more hated and more vulnerable than ever. In sum, if you want
to play empire, you cannot pretend that doing so will be costless.
To the propagandized automatons of 2007 America, this is called
"blaming America" for 9/11. I guess detectives should bear that in
mind the next time they seek the motive behind a murder. "You’re
looking for motive? Are you saying the dead man had it coming?" (Will
moral relativism never cease?)
The rest of the world, hearing Paul’s remarks, will doubtless be
relieved to know that there are still at least a few Americans in
public life who are able to process information at higher than a
sixth-grade level, and whose understanding of international affairs
isn’t cartoonish and delusional. But being a conservative today, of
course, means that on principle you don’t care what the rest of the
world thinks – what are you, some kind of commie? God bless America!
"Prefer The Truth Over The Popular"
by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.
Ron Paul violated one of the most consistently observed rules of American political life in the GOP debate on 05/15/07 in South Carolina and also in the debate on CNN several nights ago: government officials are never, ever to level with the American population. The people are to be endlessly flattered, spoken to in bumper-sticker slogans, and in general treated like seven-year-olds.
A man of principle and in possession of an IQ above 80, Paul naturally
refused to play along. He explained that foreign policy has
consequences, and that political and military interference around the
world has a tendency to stir up whole peoples against us. If we ignore
this simple and obvious fact, we do so at our peril. His implicit
conclusion was that the shenanigans of our government have made our
people more hated and more vulnerable than ever. In sum, if you want
to play empire, you cannot pretend that doing so will be costless.
To the propagandized automatons of 2007 America, this is called
"blaming America" for 9/11. I guess detectives should bear that in
mind the next time they seek the motive behind a murder. "You’re
looking for motive? Are you saying the dead man had it coming?" (Will
moral relativism never cease?)
The rest of the world, hearing Paul’s remarks, will doubtless be
relieved to know that there are still at least a few Americans in
public life who are able to process information at higher than a
sixth-grade level, and whose understanding of international affairs
isn’t cartoonish and delusional. But being a conservative today, of
course, means that on principle you don’t care what the rest of the
world thinks – what are you, some kind of commie? God bless America!
"Prefer The Truth Over The Popular"
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