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Except that most of the things he says don't make any sense.
"Oh yeah lets try to disband the FBI!"
"War without fire is like sausages without mustard." - Jean Juvénal des Ursins
As far as I can tell Ron Paul is only liked by privileged young white people that want marijuana legalized and think things would be easier if they could just ignore everyone's needs but their own. Basically if you like him after you graduate college you probably have some growing up to do.
He also resonates with the anti-war crowd.
HGW XX/7
Though, as Rational Wiki pointed out, his "solution" to the threat of terrorism would be to place massive ($40bn) bounties on America's enemies, essentially replacing the War on Terror with a giant mercenary free-for-all. It's a pretty good metaphor for his ideology as a whole actually; "well, I'm not ruining your country, the mercenaries after my enormous pile of gold are, so how can I be liable?! It's not like my actions have consequences for others!"
Schild und Schwert der Partei
Lost in Space
Free Market Counterterrorism?
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
That actually sounds like an interesting Manga premise...which obviously means its real life approach is a horrible idea.
"You can reply to this Message!"
Isn't that the backstory of MAG?
"War without fire is like sausages without mustard." - Jean Juvénal des Ursins
What's even dumber, it misses the point that every time we kill the no. 2 guy, a new one shows up.
Then again, we spend a lot of money killing no. 2 guys...
Cephalopod Lothario
The bigger problem is that we're giving an incentive to kill or harass anyone who looks like, or is related to the person in question to anyone with a gun. For all that the US has problems distinguishing between enemies and civilians, that's going to pale compared to the amount of collateral damage giving anyone with a gun, a chip on their shoulder, and a desire for cash the justification to go around playing bounty hunter will cause.
Wandering Jew
Former Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown launches New Hampshire Senate campaign.
scratching at .8, just hopin'
American Family Association Cuts Ties With Austin Ruse After He Called For Professors To Be Shot
Americans Are Sticking With Obamacare
EDIT: Added more.
House OKs religious exemptions to having a healthcare plan. Anti-faith healing activists warns that this opens the door to groups who want to deny their children science-based medical care.
edited 15th Mar '14 9:32:26 PM by RadicalTaoist
Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.
Wandering Jew
Obama: ‘I’ve Been Unfairly Maligned About My Jeans’.
In case your wondering, it is a slow news day.
edited 16th Mar '14 11:12:04 AM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016
Cleric of Banjo
"That actually sounds like an interesting Manga premise...which obviously means its real life approach is a horrible idea."
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Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers
It isn't a bad manga idea, something in the vein of Canaan or Black Lagoon.
Ooh, or Full Metal Panic.
edited 16th Mar '14 1:58:11 PM by Ogodei
Metal Ger Solid 4 (or really the series in general) does a decent job of explaining why a private soldier industry on that scale would be a really bad idea, but we digress.
Ron Paul's ideas seem to be based more on political fashion sense than rational, long-term thinking, but in all fairness, he's not the only one who exploits that trendiness. A lot of human nature can explained by our desire to belong to something that makes us feel special, to part of the "in" group, or to identify ourselves as the sole keepers of some sacred truth that others cannot comprehend. I feel that libertarianism, while sounding good on paper, attracts many people who are basically wanting to be part of the political "cool" club, and this isn't the first time this has happened. I believe every political ideology has its followers who adhere to those principles based on popular rhetoric rather than the fundamental qualities contained in their ideology of choice.
I suspect that Libertarianism also attracts a lot of people with poor analysis skills - because you need these to know why you can't leave the EPA's job to the oil companies, for example.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
Things like Libertarianism sound great if you don't think about it often.
Once you do some proper thinking and actually plan it all out in the long term do you realize it's a stupid idea.
Problem is not too many people do heavy thinking on political ideas.
Oh really when?
Wandering Jew
Anti-union workers sue Volkswagen, UAW over Tennessee plant.
The Federal Railroad Administration issued a scathing report on New York's Metro-North rail line.
edited 16th Mar '14 4:59:54 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016
Lost in Space
I thought that trademarks were fair game for satire.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
You can sue someone for anything. It's just a matter of whether you'll win in court.
Indiana Solo
a company that wants it's workers to go union? that's a switch.
I'm baaaaaaack
Wandering Jew
A New Jersey Judge Rules That Women Can Keep Fathers Out Of The Delivery Room.
edited 16th Mar '14 5:10:49 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016
They couldn't before?
Lost in Space
@Tomu: The lawsuit may be a way to tie up MoveOn's financial resources rather than a serious attempt to win a judgement.
Hmm. I was wondering what slant the case would take; it seems that it's being decided on the basis of a woman's right to control her body and to have privacy. It only applies to unmarried spouses, so married fathers can still demand to be there against the mother's wishes, one imagines. They might not stay married for long afterwards, though.
This is apparently the first time the matter has ever been ruled on in court. The issue was a father's parental rights versus the mother's right to privacy.
edited 16th Mar '14 5:15:37 PM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
@joesolo: This was way back in the 80s and yeah the union sucked. When we went on strike we got little to no support from the greater union.
Trump delenda est