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Ron Paul: Government Can’t Protect People from Themselves
Sun, 08/24/2008 - 12:56am | posted by United Liberty Staff
It’s videos such as this when I am reminded why we are fighting. Notice how Ron doesn’t even flinch when asked some of these very tough questions.
Imagine McCain or Obama fielding these sorts of questions from a reporter. I think they would be liable to storm out of the room and become visibly upset with the very notion of legalized drugs or prostitution. Instead, Ron delivers a reasonable and measured approach that includes some function of useful government - such as protecting children.
Ron Paul has one great idea and that is foreign policy change. The rest of his ideas will not work in a society. The only way I can get around to his way of thinking is to agree with what Margaret Thatcher said ‘there is no such thing as society’. I think Ron P believes that and is he a follower of Ayn Rand? But, he is very American in his thinking, which is, ‘every man for himself’ Ron P says ‘freedom of choice’, individuals should protect themselves’, individuals this, individuals that etc. He is just repeating what American capitalists already spew out, but he is taking it further. This is just propaganda. For as long as there is someone next to you, you are not an individual. You will never be an individual, he is telling you what you want to hear. And, ‘freedom of choice’. This is what employers, marketers, salesmen etc already tell us. Ron P is telling you the same thing. Your choice will always be influenced by someone else, a pure individual is an impossibility. I believe that Ron P is sincere in what he says, but it will not work in reality. We like to hear what he says because it plays to our wants, we all want to believe WE are in control of our lives and that we don’t need anybody else, but the reality is the opposite. BTW: the War on Drugs was not really a war on drugs, it was and is a business venture, Ron P should at least know this.
“you are not an individual…you will never be an individual”
What?! Just because your decisions and actions might be influenced by someone else does not mean that you are not an individual. What makes us individuals, in part, are those decisions that we make. How we think, feel, the actions we take. No one in the world is identical to you, each and every one of us is a individual. The point Dr. Paul was making is that the government can’t protect us from ourselves. We as individuals must be responsible for ourselves. And yes, other people influence us, but ultimately it is our decision as to how we will conduct our behavior and actions, and how we will lead our lives.
THIS IS WHY AMERICANS; ALL COMPETING VOICES SHOULD BE HEARD IN ANY DEBATES HERE IN THE USA….THERE IS NO DEMOCRACY HERE WHEN A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE LIKE MR.RON PAUL—ISN’T ALLOWED TO REACH YOU; WITH HIS IDEAS AND HIS VIEWS….. AND I AM NOT A RON PAUL VOTER—I AM AND ALWAYS HAVE BEEN…AN INDEPENDENT VOTER. THIS IS JUST PLAIN WRONG. AND THE COUNTRY IS AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUFFER; BECAUSE IT SUITS THE ; POWERS THAT BE ’ TO LIMIT OUR CHOICES.
Zac - influence does not eliminate choice.