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The recent article that has been published here about how Ron and Rand Paul aren't our saviors has drawn a lot of criticism. Some of the comments are fair and some of them are just plain angry attacks.
But this article and its response is indicative of the challenges we face as a people. Ultimately I think it misses the point of Paul's campaign which was to save the country by educating it, not by winning the presidency.
As full disclosure, I'm a Ron Paul supporter who thinks he is the only honest and and principled politician in the U.S. government. Does that mean I agree with all of his stances? No. Does that mean I don't have doubts that he may be a Trojan Horse for the banksters due to his stance that the national debt is legitimate? No. Do I think he goes far enough in explaining the "war on terror" hoax? No.
Yet in terms of the most vital issues like peace, liberty, and truth, he is simply the best the matrix has to offer.
I have a healthy cynicism that I think is imperative given the oppressive global agenda facing America and humanity as a whole, which is also evident in Adams' article. But I think the overall defeatist tone of the article deserves to be challenged even though Mr. Adams seems more disappointed than vengeful.
Still, in more ways than one, Ron Paul has already won. Which means free humanity has already won. I'll return to this point in a moment, but first let's analyze some of Adams' article.
The well-sourced facts about Paul's campaign financing can hardly be disputed. The high figure paid to his campaign manager/grandson-in-law, Jesse Benton, is outrageous, but par for the course. And his Campaign For Liberty has grown from a grassroots fundraiser to a big league player in political financing where corruption is the norm. I chalk this up to the price of admission to play with the big boys in this corrupt political environment.
It doesn't make it right; it is just the current reality if a politician hopes to get a platform big enough to affect any substantial change. Adams also points out that Paul's average contributor is less than $62, showing that most of his support is from loyal citizens and not corporate coffers. This is a good thing despite Adam's attempt to spin it as a betrayal of those supporters.
Next, Adams tries to make it appear as though the Pauls, particularly Rand, are cozy with the establishment criminals like Romney. As a good statesman, Ron Paul has worked closely with many in the establishment on both sides of the political isle. This is not an indictment. Again, this should be commended given the immense task of trying to inject real issues into a bought-and-paid-for debate.
His take on Rand, on the other hand, is well founded. Indeed, Rand appears to be nothing more than a power-hungry politician deserving of the label "Neocon in Libertarian clothing", as Adams says. Yet, Rand continues to introduce legislation like ending the TSA and warrantless domestic drone spying, so he still deserves more respect than the typical warmongering neocon.
I discount the theories concerning Ron Paul and Freemasons, or Rand Paul's collegiate ties to the NoZe Brotherhood, because by "their deeds you shall know them." Ron Paul has been consistently opposed to anything that manifests as "the agenda" during his entire career. He opposes the Federal Reserve, government power, the military-industrial complex, the CIA, foreign aid (including to Israel), bank bailouts and corporate welfare, the war on drugs, and every infringement on personal liberty. Rand, not so much.
Ultimately, the overall theme of the article is that "Congress and the President don’t work for you, don’t represent you, and they never did." Of course Adams is 100% correct in this statement. Even if the Pauls are genuinely principled actors, the legislation they introduce is mostly ceremonial. It has no chance of passing or being signed given the layers of corruption -- even if Ron Paul was president. Therefore, it was never legitimate to consider him or any other single political actor a 'savior' in the first place.However, I contend that Ron Paul has already won and the ruling elite will be defeated largely as a result of his influence. This won't happen this election cycle, or perhaps even in our lifetimes, but Paul has accomplished exactly what he set out to do -- to educate and empower others to carry the torch of peace, liberty, and truth to power.
Hardly anyone even mentioned or knew what the Federal Reserve was in 2008 before Paul introduced them to it. Now, a majority of the population recognizes it to be the crux of economic problems and the ones truly in the know are immovably passionate about overthrowing the private fractional reserve fiat system which forces the world into debt slavery. The genie is out of the bottle and it's only a matter of time before the weight of this truth collapses this criminal monetary system.
The overwhelming public support for his Auditing the Fed is a major signpost in where this is heading for the controllers. Although it accomplishes very little in terms of logistical change, the wick has been lit and the elite won't be able to snuff it out in time. Unstoppable forces have been set in motion. The clock is ticking, but the events have already played out, we just don't know it yet.
Another important signpost is the move toward marijuana legalization. It seems rather inconsequential in the grand scheme of things, but it proves that nothing can stop an idea whose time has come. It proves that reason is beginning to defeat deceit. It proves that no amount of force can stop liberty and truth from being realized. Again, it's happening in slow motion to the observer, but it has already played out on the timeline and there's nothing the elite can do to control it. Here again, Paul's platform and influence was crucially instrumental.
Ron Paul has always said that nothing will change until the public sentiment changes. Clearly, the majority of the public isn't ready for most of Paul's ideas, perhaps largely because they are censored or misconstrued by the establishment presstitutes. But the two examples above prove that he is correct. Public sentiment will overwhelm any level of the corrupt agenda.
Another aspect of this understanding of the need for large public sentiment to defeat special interests is the idea that no one person can change the system, therefore the idea of a 'savior' is ridiculous. At the same time, the personification of liberty is that we are our own saviors. We have the power and responsibility to be the change.
Here's a recent video by a Ron Paul supporter that helps illustrate this point quite forcefully:
Although we may appear to be small in number compared to flock flowing with the mainstream, we have a weapon far more powerful and eternal than they -- truth. The principles of peace and liberty will always defeat the excuses for war and oppression over time. The current powers that be must apply massive force through legislation, the police state, propaganda, and fear to keep their rapidly failing status quo intact. As strong as it appears, it's hanging on by a thread and they know it.
When it falls and peace and freedom is restored, Ron Paul will deserve much of the credit as an educator of the revolutionaries. But the revolutionaries will be their own saviors.
I, for one, will be voting for Gary Johnson this year. Not because I think he's a savior or has a shot in hell of winning, or even that voting matters, but to send a message to the establishment that liberty and peace is on the march even without Ron Paul on the ballot.
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33 comments:
Great article.
Ugh, how disgusting. I for one am sick of people defending this crook. He threw 911 truth under the bus numerous times, the last time in a shameful cocky way that makes me want to crush his chicken neck. These people were the BULK of his supporters. That whole line of, " to save the country by educating it, not by winning the presidency," is just enough wiggle room so when he backed out, he can fall on that excuse.
Campaign For Liberty, what a joke! With friends like these, who needs enemies. I'm sorry, but impassioned speeches are a thing of the past. The time for that has come and gone, long time ago. I know some people think that it is still useful, but when they are kidnapping people for facebook posts and similar activity, jailing them with the SOVIET system of "mental illness", we have to do something other than fleecing our supporters and leaving them with nothing, which is what Ron Paul and his POS son did!
F*&K RON PAUL AND ALL SACRED COWS THAT GET A PASS FOR SELLING US OUT!
WAKE UP PEOPLE! NO SUPER HEROES ARE GOING TO SAVE US! STOP LOOKING FOR THEM!
I believe Paul Adams' and Eric Blair's articles on the Pauls and the liberty movement mark an important turning point in our self-examination. Far too many people are mired in the TPTB's favorite myth that the only way out of our collective quagmire is to seek a savior. The conservatives had their false idol in Reagan, who said all the right things about "getting government off our backs" while his administration took actions that dealt massive blows to our republic. Same bait and switch with "rock star" Obama, and now, it appears, also with Assange who was groomed to appeal to anti-establishment activists despite his close ties to that very same establishment. This is the problem of creating hero worship rather than developing a deep sense in the public of the importance of principles such as transparency, real justice, non-violence, accountability, preservation of basic civil liberties, and the decentralization of power and knowledge as this is fundamental to securing and maintaining these principles. At least in this regard, Ron Paul succeeded in the education of the importance of these principles. Is he a gatekeeper? We don't know for certain either way. What we do know is that even gatekeepers can be useful if we use their platform to spread important messages and then push past the gate on our way to full transparency and meaningful problem solving.
Incidentally, I wanted to point out that Ron Paul probably isn't the only honest and principled politician in the U.S. government. At least in congress we also have Democratic Congressman Peter DeFazio who blew the whistle on a centrally organized crony capitalism privatization scheme to sell off publicly owned infrastructure for pennies on the dollar. DeFazio also challenged the extreme secrecy behind the COG plans which have denied even elected representatives with the highest security clearances, such as himself, from reviewing any of those files.
I imagine there are a few more decent politicians in the U.S. government. Too bad they are few and far between.
Ron Paul is a hero. Unfortunely, I cannot make the same claim for his son Rand who voted against the labeling of GMO food and endosed Rommney over his own father.
Ron Paul has stood for responsible budgeting with limits on the war machine plus fought all tax increases, believes in the Constitution which by the way stands up for freedom of speech, national sovereignty, and limits to foreign entanglements.
What have you done lately Anon 7:53 to educate people or stop the 'change'? I've sat in my reps office a few times for each of the above education points Ron Paul has made in his 'impassioned speeches'. He's no super hero but I admire his passion and fortitude. He's earned it!
Ron Paul is “honest”? "Ron Paul has already won”? “Free humanity has already won”? “the price of admission to play with the big boys”? “Ron Paul has already won and the ruling elite will be defeated largely as a result of his influence”? The writer of this article is full of crap. How dishonest. What a liar. Ron Paul is a 9/11 mass murder after the fact aider and abetter and traitor. Any one who knowingly lies about 9/11 is NOT honest. This is one of the most dishonest articles I have ever read at Activist Post.
Eric Blair, try promoting a 911 truth candidate. Gary Johnson is another shill like Ron Paul. Your lesser of 2 evils excuse is sickening. Quit being a dupe.
Paul is a fake and did nothing. He was questioned on 911 multiple times and lied.
"911 truth" is irrelevant. Why haven't you guys figured that out yet? The evidence has been destroyed, the fake commission has done their "work", and NONE of us is EVER going to uncover the truth. The ultimate "truth" of 9/11 is that this is no longer a Constitutional Republic. This is a police state full of people who have no idea they are living in a police state.
Dboy
In 2008 I donated the fullest amount possible to Ron Paul and what did he do? The next day Paul declared his defeat and took my presidential donation and gave it to his Campaign for Liberty. I did NOT donate to this entity. This last presidential campaign, I didn't lose but $10 bucks, and what did Paul do again after stating "I am in it to WIN IT!", but declare he was withdrawing from the race AFTER over 7500 people came to listen to one of his speeches just a few days before his defeated announcement! Ron Paul NEVER intended on winning.
I, too, am a Ron Paul supporter who plans to vote for Gary Johnson. I must admit to being very angry when Ron refused to stand up for himself and contest the blatant cheating in the primaries. But, are we going "to bury the good he did with his bones?"
Sometimes one must choose the battles that he feels are the most important to fight and where he thinks he might be able to have a measure of success. Given the powerful players and the money behind the 9/11 false flag, if Ron Paul had even opened his mouth to indicate he had questions, he would have met the fate of Cynthia McKinney and been run out of office or the even worse fate of being silenced forever ala Barry Jennings, et al. He did, however, say once that he thought a new investigation might be good (or something like that).
The Federal Reserve was Ron's message. A good part of what is wrong with our country is due to that outfit and the rest of the TBTF banks. If we can get rid of the privately held central bank, we will be well on our way toward fixing other problems.
Thanks for a good, well-reasoned article. It took a long time for the cabal to take our country down. It will take a while to get it back on its feet and healthy once more. First we have to have an aware citizenry and then we need to remove the toxic elements... Awareness was where Ron Paul came in. Now it is up to us to step forward and utilize what we have learned in positive and effective ways.
Eric- Have you been living under a rock? "Punchy Paul" AKA the Presidential Palooka took a frickin dive.
Hey guys. Thanks for all the great comments. I knew this would be nearly as controversial as Mr. Adams' article. And I guess I should have expected personal attacks cuz that's what people like to do in comment sections.
First, get real. Any pol who talks 911 truth is committing immediate political suicide. Don't be silly.
Next, Gary Johnson is not the answer either. I know that! But I'm NOT looking for a savior.
I just want to use my vote to protest the establishment candidates. Maybe if enough people do, more people will wonder why he got so many votes. More awakening...
And finally, to the Anon, who thinks we haven't won yet; obviously. My point was that unstoppable forces of truth are growing exponentially now. It's over for the elite...it's just a matter of time.
You can choose to believe the world is going to end if you want, but I choose to believe a better world is coming due to this awareness.
Thanks again for your readership and comments.
Eric B.
I hate to admit it, but Webster Tarpley was right all along.
Ron Paul betrayed us.
It's unfortunate so many of you are missing the point. It's NOT about the person 'Ron Paul', it's about the ideas of peace and liberty he inspired in US. We only need to look in the mirror for leader.
Like the short video says: 'If you're looking for a leader, you'll get a Master...and you f...ing deserve one'
How short is the public memory! Such political leaders as FDR in America and Mackenzie King in Canada made blistering public attacks on the bankers. This was mere politicking--a cynically calculated response to the criticisms of the banking system that such movements as Social Credit were making successfully worldwide during the Great Depression. In reality both FDR and King were Establishment insiders safely in the bankers' fold.
The flaws in his analysis and his temerity in the crunch indicate that Ron Paul is a sleeper for the Money Power, which has long controlled both its own agenda and the publicly "respectable" opposition to it.
Dear Eric B., you are getting attacked because you are flat out wrong and you hurt the truth movement. It is not because this is a comment section and people just like to attack one another. Make excuses all you want, but you are under fire for what you say. Patriots do not care about "political suicide." Politicians have a sworn duty to defend our country, not their careers. What a lame sickening excuse. And do an audit. We are not winning. Partly because of people like you who promote a totally rigged political process as the solution when you know it’s all staged. Elections have NEVER solved our problems and they sure won’t now. Eric, why don’t you tell us exactly how we will win. The NWO criminals are going to just turn themselves in? Do tell us how it will work.
I wish I could agree with you, but I don't see much in this article beyond wishful thinking. (Please don't take this as a personal attack. I have no tolerance for ad hominem arguments and wish I could eliminate them entirely from the public sphere). When I look at the depth of Ron Paul's grassroots support and see how easy it was for the establishment to marginalize and eliminate his candidacy, my conclusion is the exact opposite of yours: there is no hope for the U.S. Although I agree more people are waking up to the way things are than in times past, I don't think the number of these people is anywhere close to the critical mass necessary to effect real change. I truly hope I am wrong.
Got to admit - most of the posts after this article were a waste of electricity. All the bitter attacks sound like people had no brain of their own, just parrot what others say because it makes them feel bigger somehow. Not one point made that could be found to be useful.
The only thing I hold against Ron Paul is that he should have done the right thing and started a "New Liberty Party," and generated a legitimate second party to the two headed, single party system that we have now. But I don't necessarily hold that against the doctor as much as his handlers. And all this bitter attack swill I read after this article served no useful purpose at all beyond making the attackers "feel good about themselves." Sad that sewer talk can actually make you feel like you are special.
Eric,
Rough day in the comment section, eh? As someone who worked very hard, and spent much money, on RP2008, I can understand. It wasn't about Ron as a "savior personality", but the message he delivered. That kind of fell apart in 2012, with John Tate and Rand going on about things they have no understanding of. The apples fell far from the tree.
By pulling troops out of all countries, and cutting off aid, and restoring natural rights; all the effects of the 9/11 lie could be negated, without a civil war. Said enough, be well Eric, Rob
Thanks for your views Eric.
I too think there is no hope for the future of this country, the people are too stupid and fickle with the attention span of a 2 year old.
I will be voting for Ron Paul because a vote for any of those on the ballot is indeed a wasted vote.
The Revolution has begun thanks to Ron and his followers: Judge Allan Sharrett ordered Raub released; Texas Judge Tom Head feels the U.S. Constitution is being violated by the federal government under "B" and may lead to civil war; and more and more cases of liberty are being realized thanks to the pragmatic approach to defending, preserving and protecting the REAL U.S. Constitution and the inalienable rights of We The People. The finest form of American Patriotism. Not the fake Patriotism used to kill American men and women in a prolonged 10+ year war in the Middle East and elsewhere.
There is only one thing Ron Paul could do now that would convince me he can still remain relevant to the cause of freedom: Go after the Republican Party for vote fraud in the primaries.
I understand the author's point that Ron Paul has created a network that brings people together and that this may help freedom long after Paul is gone.
But if Ron Paul doesn't speak out against the obvious vote fraud that put Romney ahead, then all Paul is doing is keeping people in the Republican Party and strengthening the Neocon's claim to represent right.
People support GJ because he sounds forceful and they want a leader who appears strong. GJ has no intelligence whatsoever and appears to run the campaign entirely through Youtube or TV ads. Without grassroot or campaign organization whatever gains he garners will be easily disqualifed. I said before that if one had never get deeply involved in a political campaign, one can't just comment.
All the hard work that RP grassroots had managed to gain was challenged and disqualified at every single turn. GJ can not just appears on TV then moves to the final post and claims victory.
What sort of campaigning is this? Suppose GJ wins, how can he govern when his supporters and organizations are non-existence. There is no intellectual foundations to learn, there is nothing to feel strongly about. No one bother to come to GJ's rallies either.
And if this is any indication of the future, the media can just generate a CGI and attach whatever TV ads to it and run a successful campaign to get the CGI elected. This is too dumb on so many levels.
The 911 people wanted RP to commit early political suicide. These commenters probably never did so much as waving a sign that says 9/11 is an inside job. They just want to use RP as their swinging bat. They couldn't care less whatever damages they cause to him and his causes.
These people's focus are probably the Jews but they don't do the heavy lifting. They just want to use RP to channel their anger.
We know there are always special interest groups in all movements and the Jewish media attack us due to these hidden special interests. We constantly strive to be about the important things that RP had advocated: liberty, fairness in business/no government intervention, no unjust wars, no hidden taxes through fiat printing, justice for all, smaller government, and a return to the Constitution and the rules of law.
We can not help that the single issues people come along for the ride. These people are probably too saddled with their anger, hate, and lack the willingness to give up violence.
These people don't care about the r3VOLution. They don't care that it's a LOVE revolution, a peaceful, an intellectual revolution. They are not the ones to fight tooth and nails and donate to earn the delegates. We welcome their support but they are too stuck up with themselves to be effective.
We are about the future of America and the majority of us fought because we care about America.
Do you know why Rand turned out so greedy and calloused? Because the basis of Libertarianism after you strip away all the niceties and anti-war talk is the celebration of selfishness. Ron Paul raised a selfish monster and you REAP what you SOW.
Ron Paul is just more polished but he is just as willing to equate the welfare state to the MIC parasite that spends at least ten times more and has never been funded by we-the-people like social security and medicare. Libertarians are ALL ABOUT "GREED IS GOOD"! We have HAD IT with that in this country!
ANYTHING offered by the matrix is not acceptable for anyone but those grasping at straws. You have been had, Blair. Face it.
in response to Anon10:08:
Ron Paul will often bring up corporate welfare and the costs of MIC wars when asked about cutting welfare entitlements for private citizens, and this is good. I don't know if that's the same as 'equating' them.
If i manufactured and sold an AynRand Strawman Punching Bag, would you buy one? If i profited greatly from such a venture, would i then be greedy?
Well the article was another attempt to suggest that a single person can bring about change. The last time we were told that was for Obama.
I've said it so many times before...Ron Paul is in the game for himself and his family and friends. Of course, he's sanctioned by the PTB to do so. And you must realize the wasted energy on his rallies, conventions, etc. All wasted energy.
How can anyone forget about 9-11? It is the root of all evil today. And there has been zero accountability, just as there has been for the economic fraud against the people. Its sickening and frustrating for me, and for many others who see things at face value.
Ron Paul is a politician. Politicians lie well and are just actors on the stage of politics. There are no saviors. We hold the power and could change things overnight. Unfortunately, people must realize this on their own since no leader would be allowed to coalesce the people behind such an idea.
Face it...its us against them. And looking for a superhero is downright insanity.
Ron Paul is just one of many reality messengers. Fact is, peace and liberty will AGAIN prevail because the ONLY REAL ALTERNATIVE is collective non-survival.
Because survival EQUALS correctly adapting to environment EQUALS making correct choices EQUALS freedom to choose correctly:
http://www.nazisociopaths.org/modules/article/view.article.php/36
Once enforced by the "rule of law", now long rationalized away by predators on the bench:
http://www.nazisociopaths.org/modules/article/view.article.php/c1/34
Since we live in an "action precedes consequence" reality and THEY will never admit that freedom is a "fact of life", some action is required to achieve different consequences such as peace and collective survival.
If YOU want to be free, you must personally enforce your OWN rights, such that "crime does not pay". Appeasing THEM just delays and pays for YOUR demise. THINK about it:
http://www.nazisociopaths.org/modules/article/view.article.php/c1/33
Eric: "Any pol who talks 911 truth is committing immediate political suicide."
Yes that's true, Eric, but Ron Paul went further than not clearly addressing 9/11 truth, he coldly dismissed it. Instead, he should have said that he hadn't researched the issue and didn't have a definite opinion but knew there were large gaps in the official investigation and unanswered questions that needed to be thoroughly re-investigated by an impartial panel. He should have been adamant in this stance. This really is a big deal. The public was asleep at the wheel when the CIA assassinated JFK, RFK, and MLK. We can't afford to let 9/11 go down the memory hole too. As someone else pointed out, 9/11 is the linchpin for the war on terror, the police state, and massive scale looting of the treasury.
Also, consider that last year when Ron Paul had access to the media platform, he chose to harp on wiping out the Department of Education rather than going all out and aggressively questioning the rise of the police state.
It didn't help any watching Paul and Romney backslapping each other in the debates and ganging up on Santorum. Then comes Rand's endorsement of Romney in a moment of "Et tu Brute?". It was like watching a slow train wreck.
Paul's missteps have been grave and his campaign apparatus is now rotten to the core, yet, I know, that doesn't wipe out everything he did and said the last 30 years. This also seems to be Gary Franchi's take in a recent Reality Report (in which he also reveals important background info on Benton's senior adviser Trygve Olsen). youtu.be/2iPIXm-QoNM
It's always hard to simultaneously hold two very opposing views in our heads at the same time, right? On the one hand we're royally screwed in the political arena and, on the other, we've made a lot of progress waking people up. Pockets of people all over the world know 9/11 was a false flag attack and the banksters have captured our institutions brainwashing and enslaving us in the process. Somewhere in there are the seeds for a much larger awakening.
__STRANGE that Ron Paul greatest ideas are the opposite of Republican and/or Libertarian agenda ___ Maybe this is why those ideas are honest and popular, being Anti-war, anti-corruption,anti-Fed and banksters is far from their agenda ____ JUST a Little note here though,__ The three US presidents who tried to purge the head of the CIA and/or deprivatize the Fed(and make it a Public central bank) were assassinated,__ SO if our dear Ron was president, guess what would happen to him. The Rothschilds Rockefellers GoldmanSachs & co. would NEVER let him touch the Fed or CIA.
The NWO wants to end the Fed. Reserve too. So what's Ron Paul doing for us again? Oh, that's right, he wants us to pay the Fed's bill.
Guys...Guys....If Ron Paul even begins to make mention anything about the 'gradualization' needed in the demise of the Federal Reserve, then, don't you guys get it? This is the clarification of the ilk that is responsible for 9/11. The Federal Reserve members and constituents ARE the bad guys just like they where when JFK and Bobby where murdered, for they produced, thru the treasury of the US, real silver certificates based on a hard asset and not on ' foul air'. Like Ron Paul said to the CNN reporter after they tried to dirty him on that paper he supposedly sanctioned '30 YEARS AGO'. His response to her was " hehehe, listen lady...I know how the system works" en quote. Why he didn't come right out and say what he knows directly about 9/11, he made up for it by going after the Federal Reserve. Very shrewd politicing if I say so myself and, he is still alive to do the good fight and keep us informed and poking a stick in the eyes of the globalists where they needed poking the most. RP...you da mannnn. As far as the kid....he has a long way to go guys.... he IS poking them also, but on his own timeline. The jury is still out on Rand. Lets see if he can thwart Bo and Hillarys efforts at us loosing our second amendment rights. Otherwise...it will come down to my taking as many of them as possible to "get 'it' out of my cold dead fingers". ALL of this governmental BS though, comes down to one thing guys.... HOW MUCH MORE ARE YOU WILLING TO TOLERATE.....Period
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