Ron Paul in the Puppet's Seat

Weighting the pro and cons of Ron Paul in the Puppet's seat, the "commander in chief".

The Evangel of Ron Paul




It is often said that politics is a religion. I couldn't agree more - and it is no wonder that religion and statism have been reinforcing hierarchies throughout history. Both tend to enshrine some figurehead, a 'cult of personality', some supreme authority that offers mankind some sort of "salvation". Both are to be accepted on faith, regardless of their very visible earthbound consequences. Both come from an authority-based "because I said so, that's why" tacit threat, mixed with a beatific window dressing.

That is hardly an exhaustive list, but enough to make the point.

It has been argued that "Ron Paul supporters are heavily invested in reforming and reshaping politics."

Yes, I tend to agree. There are many people who are eager to rush to the conclusion that Ron Paul is a gateway to anarchism. I do not dismiss this claim out-of-hand necessarily, but I don't find it plausible nonetheless. There is no "historical determinism" that guarantees anarchism, let alone by the transmission belt of one man, Ron Paul being fitted for this role.

There are many anarchists who are voting for Ron Paul purely on a "pragmatic" bases, that if he knocks one chip out of the block of statism - one that could save thousands of lives (and I don't think we should down-play this) that makes it all worthwhile, as they see it.

As for Ron Paul "legitimizing the state", as it has been argued, I tend to agree. It is, regardless of the good intentions of Ron Paul - or the hopes of anarchists - perpetuating a falsehood. I really have no strong objection to Ron Paul the person, I am extremely hesitative to give the moral thumbs-up to the idea of "using the state to dismantle the state", and I elaborated on these views in my video "Ron Paul in the Puppet's seat".

In the final analysis, Ron Paul is an old-world charming (and highly intelligent) gent who simply believes in the constitution - and many people are hard pressed to find that objectionable, pretty much as they would find difficult to dismiss any other sacred screed) - but I think Ron Paul is terribly naive (and his supporters) if it is thought that this document is ever going to act as some sort of "check and balance" on an inherently violent institution.

Personally, I am quite taken quite taken by Ron Paul's charm, good humour and intelligence, and many of his scathing attacks against statist - in it's current US incarnation - are bang on: his points against the Federal Reserve, the War on Drugs, etc, are arguments against the *effects* of statism, not a critique of statism as such.

We must not let our hopes get ahead of our reason. And we must no consider the fight for liberty as all for naught.

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[Victorprossart1]

Thank you. How are you? Any more videos from you?

[ronmamita]

REGARDLESS OF WHO YOU ELECT,

THE GOV'T ALWAYS GETS IN.

The lesser of two evils is still evil.

A smaller, gentler, kinder, and more peaceful puppet is still a puppet tool for gov't.

[ronmamita]

@finefilth No currency is still an alternative...

[finefilth]

Whether or not a currency is backed by gold makes no difference.

As long as we pay interest, it is still Masonic Jewish (i.e. Illuminati)

economics. The real alternative is interest-free currency.

[rockstarofredondo]

You'll get more views if you Re: Stefan Molyneux in the title. Stef likes to cause those roars. :)