By the Honorable (but unfortunately not firmly tethered
to reality) Ron Paul
* * *
In a recent interview I was asked why Bernie Sanders, a
self-described “democratic socialist,” had seemingly attracted so much support
among young people.
* ANSWER: BECAUSE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE... YOUNG... AND THUS OFTEN STUPID?
In fact polls suggest Sanders is the most popular
candidate among people aged 18-29, and 51% of that same age group appears "fed
up with capitalism in its current form,” according to a recent Harvard study.
* HELL! I'M FED UP WITH CAPITALISM (CRONY CAPITALISM!) AS
IT EXISTS IN ITS "CURRENT (DISTORTED!) FORM."
It was just four years ago that so many young people
turned out to hear and support my message of personal liberty, non-aggression,
and non-intervention at home and abroad.
I was thrilled that so many young people were attracted
to a candidate whose main message was “I don’t want to run your life.”
Socialism, of course, is the opposite philosophy.
The socialist philosophy has at its core the desire to
run people’s lives.
It is by design an authoritarian system.
Who would willingly give up so much of their own property
to the state to redistribute to others?
* MORONS!
That is where the use of government force comes into
play. Socialism tells how much of your money you can keep, how you can spend
it, if you can spend it, which of your personal habits must be modified in
order to qualify for your “free” healthcare, what course of study you must
pursue to qualify for your “free” education, and so on.
But we also know the false promises can be very
seductive.
* TO MORONS...
Socialism preys on that human fault that would like to
have something for nothing.
You deserve an education, the socialist tells young
people, so I will give you one for free. He never tells the student that he
will pay for that education many times over in the hidden tax called inflation;
or the student may “pay” for that education with unemployment after college as
his potential employer was forced to shut down over the high taxes required to
pay for all the things the socialist promises.
(*SNORT*)
So am I surprised that it seems so many young people have
fallen for the seductive lies of socialism? Well I don’t really believe they
have. They are frustrated by a system they are told is capitalism. They are
angry over the same things I have been talking about for years.
Our current system is far from the free-markets that we
in the Austrian school of economics espouse.
* DAMN STRAIGHT!
We have a system of cronyism, corporatism, inflationism,
regulated and managed trade to the benefit of special interests, and the
criminality of central banking.
* YEP!
Unfortunately, because of our faulty and biased education
system and the relentless propaganda of the mainstream media, many young people
are taught that the mess they see all around them is all caused by
“capitalism.”
(*SIGH*)
Politics is about getting people excited about a
candidate. Ours is a much longer effort. The young generation that first
attended my rallies in 2007 is by now in its mid-20s. They are raising a new
generation that in many cases will be home-schooled and outside the propaganda
machine that is modern public education. They understand that the real freedom
revolution will not be won at the ballot box, but in the battleground of ideas.
* THIS IS WHERE PAUL IS TOTALLY OFF HIS FRIGGIN' ROCKER.
NO, RON; DEMOGRAPHICS SAYS YOU'RE WRONG. MATH SAYS YOU'RE WRONG. THE REALITY OF
HISTORY SAYS YOU'RE WRONG. WE'RE HEADING FOR A FALL AND OUR ONLY CHANCE OF NOT "DRIVING
OVER THE CLIFF" THELMA AND LOUISE STYLE IS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES BY
ELECTING DONALD TRUMP.
* IF ANOTHER LEFTIST FOLLOWS OBAMA... IT'S GAME OVER.
AGAIN... THAT'S A MATHEMATICAL CERTAINTY, FOLKS.
[This new generation] continue to learn the freedom
philosophy and they support the various educational organizations that provide
the intellectual ammunition for our fight.
* NOT IF THE LEFT WINS IN NOVEMBER! AGAIN... THEY WIN...
THEY WIN THIS TIME... THERE'S NO GOING BACK. THEY'LL CONSOLIDATE POWER AND THAT
WILL BE THAT. NO SECOND CHANCES, FOLKS.
I am more optimistic than ever that our message is taking
hold and growing deep roots. Ideas really can change the world.
* NO. CONTROL OF THE COURTS... SPENDING... THE
MILITARY... THE POLICE... THAT'S WHAT WILL "CHANGE THE WORLD" FOR
GOOD SHOULD THE LEFT LOCK IN THEIR CONTROL OF EVERY LEVER OF POWER COME
NOVEMBER WITH A VICTORY IN THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
Contrary to what many would like us to believe, the
Freedom Revolution is alive and well!
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