As a libertarian, it's nice to see the growing appeal surrounding Ron Paul's candidacy. Over the years, we here at RSE have discussed the particulars surrounding the movement that we were sure was building. I'd say it has been a resounding success so far. To me, the "irate minority" jargon came across sounding awfully naïve, at times, when considering the vast government leviathan we've been up against. However, a new populist freedom movement has emerged and expanded via the new electronic medium and the government propagandists have, so far, failed to halt it.
The internet has done its part in fomenting the ideas of liberty and has brought with it the ability to network instantly. We are not alone and we're discovering that our political parties and leaders have been rather underhanded in what was thought to be a fair election/debate procedure. There can be no doubt that Ron Paul has been treated differently and that the monopolistic main stream media possesses far too much control over the process. Also, a very large academic support framework has appeared to help in riposting the to-be-expected onslaught of ad hominems, as well as non sequiturs so obtuse they’re undeserving of the descriptive nobility found in Latin terms.
Even so, the masses have been dialectically conditioned over many years to believe that the synthesis of Hegel's technique, useful in promoting socialist outcomes, is the best we can hope for in a Machiavellian world. This juxtaposed, two-party version of freedom - where blue people supposedly defend personal freedoms and red people guard economic freedoms - has led to government growing against both areas. Control still trumps repeal in the present political atmosphere.
This brings me to the political constituency. The crowds who vote for all of this status quo. …
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