2007-05-21 08:30:08 · 7 answers · asked by Fluffy Wisdom 5 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
"In the beginning of change the patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned.
When his cause succeeds, even the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot."
Mark Twain
2007-05-21 08:31:57 · update #1
Absolutely. Ron Paul challenges the conventional wisdom held by both parties that Big Government is good - and that U.S. interventionism in the name of "fighting terrorism" (even when the terrorism is a response to our historical interventionism) is good policy. The news organizations just don't know how to process this sort of thinking - even though it's precisely what it says in our Constitution - and validated by history.
Ron Paul is a conservative and a patriot.
He is NOT a populist. Populism is anti-elitism. Many of the changes he advocates would remove protective/safety-net functions of the federal government - which most populists would oppose. He is a libertarian - you might even call him an old-school Republican - pro states rights, pro individual liberty, pro free markets, pro limited government (fiscally responsible), and anti interventionist.
2007-05-21 08:54:16 · answer #1 · answered by Mark P 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
YES! This phenomenon is known as "Populism", and the leaders who appeal directly to the interests of the vast majority of middle- and working-class people are called "Populists". Populists are almost always unpopular with "Big Media". After all, "Big Media" is just another arm of "Big Business", and "Big Brother..."
2007-05-21 08:42:06 · answer #2 · answered by correrafan 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Ron Paul is doing just fine discrediting himself.
2007-05-21 08:44:59 · answer #3 · answered by Mister Bald 5 · 1⤊ 5⤋
Yes, because they fear his ideas and know he will bring real change.
2007-05-21 12:06:53 · answer #4 · answered by cynical 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
no, they just report the news.
2007-05-21 16:03:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes because they fear it and they know they are gonna have change
2007-05-21 14:49:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
N O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-05-21 08:33:01 · answer #7 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋