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April 9th, 2013 
Peter Nolan
As an establishment
site, the warmongering Politico has always hated and feared Ron
Paul. Here
is their latest attack, within the context of a broader article.
First, they associate Ron with traditional libertarianism, which
they describe as “pro-pot, pro-porn, pro-pacifist.” Needless
to say, Ron has never used pot nor porn, but he does believe in
the individual’s right to decide what goes into his mind and into
his body. The state seeks control over both, of course.
Nor is Ron
a pacifist an ancient charge against those who oppose constant
war. He believes in the right to self-defense, but he does not believe
in the initiation of violence, whether by private criminals or the
state. The state has recently taken more than a million lives in
its imperialist anti-Muslim wars. Ron Paul has opposed them with
all his heart and soul. He is a man of peace and the golden rule,
in his private life and his policy.
Next, Politico
tells us that “Ron Paul epitomized to a swath of voters the
caricature of a goofy grandpa who invests in gold, stockpiles guns,
sees black helicopters whirling overhead and quotes Friedrich
Hayek.”
Of course,
Ron Paul is the most ungoofy guy you could know. He is thoughtful,
careful, serious, well read, eloquent, an important public intellectual.
It’s true he’s patiently invested in gold over many years, and made
a good deal of money. Hurrah for him!
Ron does not
“stockpile guns,” unlike the government, though he supports
gun rights for private citizens. And if they want to collect guns,
that’s their business. He doesn’t see black helicopters, though
he does deplore the drones that spy on us for the police state,
and which can kill us, too, on presidential whim. And yes, he quotes
the great Austrian economist Hayek,
and Mises,
Rothbard,
Sennholz,
and the others, too. He has also read the works of these men.
However,
I do like this quote: Ron “recounted Richard Nixons infamous
declaration as president that ‘were all Keynesians now'”
’Were all Austrians now,’ Paul pronounced with
a sense of looming triumph, a reference to the school of economics
that most values the free market.”
Then Politico
refers to Ron’s “ride into the sunset.” They wish! Ron
can barely keep up with the flood of speaking invitations from universities
and financial groups. He is hot. And he has just announced the extraordinary
Ron Paul Homeschool Curriculum, to educate children K-12 in real
economics, real history, and everything else they need, including
public speaking, writing for publication, and social media. Talk
about building for the future! He also has a new homeschool manifesto
coming out to join his list of bestsellers, and he has other books
in the works.
He is founding
a new institution that will especially bug the bad guys. More on
this later. And he is involved in television production, a new website,
and a host of other ways to reach Americans by circumventing the
regime. Riding into the sunset? It’s morning in Ron Paul’s America!
April
9, 2013
Llewellyn
H. Rockwell, Jr. [send him
mail], former editorial assistant to Ludwig von Mises and congressional
chief of staff to Ron Paul, is founder and CEO of the Mises
Institute, executor for the estate of Murray N. Rothbard, and
editor of LewRockwell.com.
See his
books.
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