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In reply to the discussion: Anonymous Hacks Neo-Nazis, Finds Ron Paul [View all]Leopolds Ghost
(12,875 posts)15. I Sense Popcorn brewing on the Anonymous message boards. ^___^ Only one suitable pic for this:
Last edited Sat Feb 4, 2012, 03:52 AM - Edit history (1)
[font face="Times"]<< the right horse[/font]This may actually serve to unify Anonymous behind Occupy, though, instead of provoking another civil war between the radical activist wing and the Ron Paulites. Reason? Because anons who support Ron Paul will realize they backed the wrong horse.
"Anarcho-capitalists" and libertarians who are most loyal to Ron Paul will just have to go back to representing the Internet Hate Machine where they will become increasingly irrelevant... If they'll even be accepted there. Hehehe, the Scientology connection between Ron Paul and the Neo-Nazis is especially juicy!
Sadly, while I don't care much about Ron Paul, the fact that libertarian politicians in office are only nutcases sends the message to all other politicians that libertarianism in the abstract (including left libertarianism, radical progressivism, civil libertarianism and ending foreign occupations) is the province of nutcases on the hard left or hard right, like Ron Paul and Cynthia Mackinney (the Ron Paul of the left).
What really concerns me is that people might be missing the fact that the rest of the GOP shares Ron Paul's views and aspirations, but actually in purer, authentically fascist form, and are better at making it sound acceptable by limiting who they associate with. They're just better at using code words and creating layered networks separating the "acceptable" groups from the vision of a military state espoused by the base. Absent corporate funding from the security industry, it's taken years for non-RW groups to come close to understanding how this system works, from the planting of media concepts, to the intricate system of plausibly deniable communications. Activist groups are just now beginning to use similar tools. When a crack appears in the facade, as with Gingrich's attack on Juan Williams, it should be especially notable.
If only Ron Paul were popular enough in the GOP caucus for this to cause chaos in the election.
Since he isn't, the media will chalk this up to acceptable racism in the GOP.
See, this is why I was hoping for a 3-way race with Gingrich and Ron Paul. Aside from the interesting vote split that would result -- The news is bringing all this stuff out early to ensure Romney's the candidate, to prevent it coming out in the general election when it might actually turn into a noose around their neck.
There's still hope for Gingrich to be the nominee as opposed to Romney, whose popularity even in a divided election would be a direct rebuke to the Occupy movement and to criticism of the whole direction of the country. If Romney's the candidate, I predict in 5 months time, talk of this country going in the wrong direction in the first place will be labeled defeatist and disruptive rhetoric... already we're seeing heartwarming puff pieces on economic improvement even as austerity measures tighten with increasing force.
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No he won't. And the media will just brush this off as will his "progressive followers."
nanabugg
Feb 2012
#10
It doesn't matter if it gets no coverage at all. It will provoke a massive house cleaning
Leopolds Ghost
Feb 2012
#16
Wonder if the folks here that have been subtly and non-subtly touting Ron's virtues
Number23
Feb 2012
#19
I Sense Popcorn brewing on the Anonymous message boards. ^___^ Only one suitable pic for this:
Leopolds Ghost
Feb 2012
#15