So if Ron Paul had been on the Titanic …

[Cyrano]

his attitude would have been “Everyone for themselves.”

He would have sneered at the idea of “women and children first.” He would have done whatever he had to do to get himself a lifeboat and escape the doomed ship.

This scenario is the crux of Ron Paul’s libertarianism. But it seems to me to be an accurate analogy of what this country would look like if his insane ideas were ever put into practice.

Disagree? Okay, let’s hear your view of his warped views.

[CanonRay]

1. No argument from this reader.

[Ian David]

2. Ron Paul would have auctioned the seats off to the highest-bidding white chrisTians. n/t

[KharmaTrain]

12. That's Be More Gnewt Or Mittens Style...

Crony capitalism. Paul's about super laisse-faire. He'd make sure there were no lifeboats and if you wanted one, you brought your own along.

[Autumn]

3. He would have destroyed ALL the lifeboats except one,

his.

[dembotoz]

4. i think he would have been fine with first class passengers get the lifeboats

in a free market society--they paid more for the services
they should expect to get more for their services....

[undeterred]

5. Everyone would have gotten together and locked him in a stateroom on the lowest level

or pushed him overboard just to shut him up.

[jakeXT]

6. Either the first boat would be full, or he would take the rule by the book.

ROOM IN THE BOAT.
“It was a drop of fifty feet to the surface of the sea, and, apparently everybody considered that they were safer on the ‘unsinkable Titanic’ than in a small boat whose only propelling power was four oars. The first boat was only half filled, for the simple reason that no one would get aboard.

“Personally, I waited for the lifeboat to become filled, and then saw there was plenty of room I asked the officer at the rail, whose name I do not know, why I also could not get in, as there was plenty of room. His only reply was, ‘Women and children first,’ and the half-filled boat sheered off.
http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist5/dodge2.html

[MilesColtrane]

7. He reminds me of Dr. Smith from Lost in Space.

He's the kind of guy that would use a child as a human shield.

[LynneSin]

8. He probably would have gathered up all those millionaire men and helped them get into the lifeboards

you know the 1%

[ProfessorGAC]

10. He Would Have Said "Women and Children First"

Right after he put on a dress and wig.
GAC

[Ezlivin]

11. Men like Ron Paul don't sail on ships like the Titanic

They profit from ownership and use private transport.

[Scuba]

13. Spot on. Maybe someone'll ask him. n/t

[Hugabear]

14. Instead of "Women and Children First", it would have been "Whites and Christians First"

n/t