its dawning on us that doctor ron paul is the very last enlightenment era voice of reason we have.
In the narrow sense of candidates, yes. I will, however, pick a bone with the assertion as taken in the broader sense.
I am fond of Ron Paul as both candidate and as a man who is not only principled, but who subscribes to the right principles as well. But I see such danger in the postings of so many people who support him. That danger lies in the idolatry that expresses itself here. It is all fine and well to support Dr. Paul and to help him become our next president, but it is NOT fine to speak of him in worshipful tones. He is NOT the last voice of reason if we do not let him be. WE are also the voices of reason, liberty, and human rights. So are our children and all those coming after us if we pass the right attitudes and learning forward.
I have read way too much of this distorted hero-worship and in many cases it borders on the disturbing. I understand the enthusiasm and share fully in it, but I draw the line at elevating the man above myself. I will stand face to face with Ron Paul as his equal any day of the week and I am sure there are many others here that could do the same. The question, however, is whether they WOULD. Ron Paul must be put into perspective and I would bet money I do not have that he would tell you the same. He is smart, honest, clued-in, and our best hope as the next president of the United States. He does not, however, walk on water. Because of this, onus rests with us to be similarly righteous, honest, and clued-in and to do what we can to support and abet the ideals to which Dr. Paul would apply himself. Without US, he is nothing. No single man can do the job. Do NOT commit the same old mistake of leaving the work to the hands of others because it has been proven beyond all doubt that this is the perfect formula for catastrophe. People cannot be trusted to such offices. They must be watched and corrected. Often. Do not put Dr. Paul (or anyone else) into office and then wash your hands and go back to wringing and gnashing over the misery of having to decide between the teal and maroon paint schemes for the new BMW. If this is what is to be, then there is no reason at all not to put Obama back in for life because the result will indistinguishable. We have forgotten what proper governance is. WE are the government... that is, until we leave it all to someone else. Look what that has gotten us - just this side of concentration camps and indefinite detention without charges (ref. S.1867, for example).
Is this what you want? If not, then you'd better get used to the idea of dedicating a non-trivial portion of your lives to your roles governing the other governors. Anything less than this is a guarantee of outright slavery and oppression because those who want you under their thumbs will NEVER go away and NEVER stop trying their tricks. This is a fact of modern life as it currently exists. Get over yourselves and get ready to act. I can say nothing more.
