Ron-Paul: Dispose of the drug war - and bring the boys home!

[Joanne98]

Run time: 03:37 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBMHUAzChwU   Posted on YouTube: February 21, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: February 22, 2009 By DU Member: Joanne98 Views on DU: 2067

 
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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Do we have to keep glorifying racist libertarian Randian asshat Ron Paul on this board?

Yes, he's against the war and the "war on drugs." Good for him. Otherwise he's opposed to everything progressives and liberals believe in. Why does he keep turning up here?

[ixion]

4. if we're going to heal our society, we need to find common ground

face it, 300+ million people aren't going to agree on everything, and there will always be portions of society that one group or another doesn't like.

We need to tolerate differences between one another. That is the very definition of a pluralistic society.

[FLAprogressive]

7. sorry I don't tolerate racists and homophobes.

[ixion]

14. And as long as there is intolerance on ANY side

we stare down the path of a civil war.

Sure, racists and homophobes are idiots. I find them no less palatable than you do. But this particular topic isn't racism or homophobia. It's about ending policies that are destroying our society and the country.

Racial and Sexual intolerance can be dealt with through better education, for starters. However, we're not going to get anywhere (except civil war) if both sides refuse to work with one another on one issue because of a disagreement on another.

[FLAprogressive]

5. Apparently.

He's DU's favorite John Bircher.

[zalinda]

8. Because a good idea, is a good idea

it doesn't matter who says it or what party they come from.

zalinda

[Pharaoh]

10. We are merely agreeing with

what is said in the video!!

Geez you people!

We are not agreeing with everything the man has ever said or done.

:freak:

[AlbertCat]

11. THANK YOU!

Ron is a GOP idiot just like the rest except he acknowledges the OBVIOUS... that every thinking person already knows regardless of party....get out of useless occupations and stop the fail War on Drugs. Otherwise he's just as full of bad ideas as any Repug. Hitting two targets the size of the planet does not make him special...except in the out of touch GOP world.

[Turborama]

13. Maybe there could be another forum where Ron Paul threads are designated to, same as with the I/P

one. He's just as divisive, it seems.


Just a thought.

[stlsaxman]

24. there is- it's called FreeRepublic.

[cbc5g]

19. You're a liar, he is not a racist

But keep making it up in your head

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

23. Don't call me a liar. There's plenty of evidence. For example:

http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/01/08/paul/

[Joanne98]

26. I think all those black people in prison would disagree...

They just want OUT. They don't care who does it. I wish the Dems would say these like this but they don't. Not my fault.

[ixion]

2. I know many here don't like Ron Paul, but he makes good sense here

and we here at DU have made many of the same arguments.

So at least on these points, I would say we agree with Paul.

- End the so-called 'war' on drugs and terror.

- Stop with the empire buildings overseas.

[tomreedtoon]

18. The stopped clock is right twice a day.

And Paul's clock stopped sometime in the Barry Goldwater Presidential run.

[digidigido]

21. If you heard the entire interview there are plenty of places where he makes no sense

I watched one of these excerpts and found myself agreeing and defending him last week. ENOUGH
I watched the whole thing, and while there are a lot of things he makes points about, he is so
Republican in his overall premise of government. If you look at the REALLY far right and the
REALLY far left they agree on almost as much as they disagree on, they are opposite sides of
the same coin.Google Ron Paul and you will find much to like, but among other things, Dr. Paul
thinks that government should not intervene in free market capitalism that the problem is too much
regulation of financial markets. He got into that in the full interview. At this time in history, this
man is dangerous.

[we can do it]

3. So We Leave the Girls There?

[exboyfil]

6. He was right about the economic crash as well

[Zynx]

9. Not really. He says it was because of too much government interference.

He was right in the sense he thought it would occur, but compared to Roubini or Stiglitz, he went completely the opposite way on the cause.

[AlbertCat]

12. He was right in the sense he thought it would occur,

Yes...but he thinks more deregulation is the answer. So he is WRONG...as every other Repug is...about the cause and what to do. Again, embracing the obvious does not a "maverick" make.

[msongs]

15. "racist asshat" speaks more like a liberal than the dems...on these issues

end the wars
financial accountability
end the war on drugs
freedom of choice for individuals

don't hear much of that coming out of the "real" liberals

too bad Paul is the messenger, what with all his baggage.

Msongs

[davidthegnome]

16. I like Ron Paul

I may not agree with all of his ideas, but he does, on occasion, have some very good ones. Imagine, a republican who points out the sickness of the Patriot Act, the Iraq war, the Religious bull shit that runs so rampant in this Country.

As for him being racist and/or homophobic, I'll admit I'm not fully aware of his views or history in regards to that - however, if he IS, that still doesn't invalidate good ideas when he has them. It still doesn't invalidate the fact that he's one of the few that's been willing to occasionally stand up for truth and common sense. Or, for that matter, for the constitution.

Since the election business, I've more or less viewed him as a Republican Dennis Kucinich. The "elite democrats" mock Dennis endlessly, Ron Paul gets the same treatment from the right. But he's willing to be tarred and feathered for speaking up, if it comes to that.

He's earned a certain amount of respect and admiration from me, regardless of his flaws.

(Note: Ron Paul has also been one of the very few to stand against the absurd National ID act)

[newmac]

17. The best way to legalize pot....

is to make driving under the influence of pot; a serious misedmeanor. So its legal in the home; but you'll get a ticket if you are caught driving under the influence. Just like liquor.

That would give Obama an "out" when he legalizes Pot, by making it "illegal". Capiche?

[iamthebandfanman]

20. yah, his stances on individual freedoms are great... but

the whole destroy the federal government we dont need it stance is a bunch of bullshit.


hes more of a utopian than any socialist ive ever net...
lol...

just imagine, a world where people were mature enough and intelligent enough to live beside each other without laws and government... WAKE UP RON, it aint gonna happen

[guidoo]

22. only right on drug policy

The only thing Ron Paul is right about is our drug policy. As far as our "wars" go he is only half
right. Iraq is/was a major f-up. I have a different view on Afghanistan though as OBL is in the area and the regime that was in power gave him refuge. We have totally screwed that up though by attacking Iraq without any reason, moral or otherwise.

As for his economic views, well almost everyone saw the current situation coming. But what he sees as the reason behind it ( Too much requlation...wtf) is completely off base. He also believes
that the " Cure" is to do nothing and let the economy correct itself. Hoover tried that after the '29 crash. Didn't work then and won't work now. It wasn't till '33 after FDR took office and began all his "socialist" programs that things started to turn around. In the end RP is the stopped clock.... and nothing more.

[Ferret Annica]

25. Thank you Dr. Paul

You are a rare commodity in these several states; a great leader. You are profoundly appreciated.