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In reply to the discussion: An #Occupier said something interesting about Ron Paul... [View all]Liberal Minded
(1 post)I want to quote Ron Paul for all the people who are screaming bloody murder for him being a racist,
"Racism is simply an ugly form of collectivism, the mindset that views humans strictly as members of groups rather than individuals. Racists believe that all individuals who share superficial physical characteristics are alike: as collectivists, racists think only in terms of groups. By encouraging Americans to adopt a group mentality, the advocates of so-called "diversity" actually perpetuate racism. Their obsession with racial group identity is inherently racist."
Good ahead and google that quote if you don't believe it's by Ron Paul. I believe most of you are getting confused by thinking Ron Paul wants to take the rights of minority's but he stated,
"You know, segregation was created by government laws. Slavery was created by government laws. Segregation in the military was created by government laws. So what we want to do as libertarians, is to repeal all those laws and honor and respect people
But for you to imply that a property rights person is endorsing that stuff, you dont understand that there would be zero signs up today saying something like that, and if they did, they would be an idiot and they would be out of business. So I think youre just getting overboard in order to try to turn it around and try to accuse somebody of being a racist."
Watch the interview yourself and listen to the man explain his position on the Civil Rights act of 1964 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YM0iCQwgRmw#!
Again here is Ron Paul defending the OWS movement - http://amherst.patch.com/articles/ron-paul-defends-occupy-wall-street#video-8518569
I'm not trying to say Ron Paul is perfect by any standard. But the " Ron Paul is *blanking* racist bigot "bastard", is misguiding and simply not true. If you don't understand what he's saying, find out for yourself instead of referencing some "opinion" article. He's the only one who will end America's military empire, let the big banks fail, and end RACIST drug wars on American citizens. I voted for Obama because I thought he would end the patriot act, be tough on big business " not bail them out and then pretend to put the foot on the throat" , and cut down on the reckless spending that Bush started *cough cough military industrial complex*. Instead we were all betrayed and the whole "vote for the less evil" attitude needs to end. I'm sorry if I have offended some people on this site, I use to be a big fan. I still see allot of great discussions on here... but this one is just taste less. Even if you don't like him, dont be arrogant otherwise your no better than the scummy neo-cons.