If Americans were smarter wouldn't everybody be voting for Ron Paul?

Question

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFfdB5OzlyQ

I can't believe people are being suckered in by the "Top Tier" candidates again. Don't you people know they'll say anything to get votes?

I don't see how some of you would not vote for a pure constitutionalist.

The man only votes for the constitution.

As for abortion, he says "he supports the right to life but it is not up to the FEDERAL government to judge". He wants to leave it up to local communities which is how America should be.

Like my community 68 churches for 30,000 people. Very Christian based. Yet in public school no prayer. Why not? We pay for it, and the community is mostly Christian. Yet some feel it's the duty of the FEDERAL government to come and rip up our local community and say No NO.

Just like abortion, it would fly here. If you want one, go to a community that supports it.

The constitution is amazing. Perhaps some of you should read it some time instead of voting for CFR Obama and Thompson who want the "North American Union" with Mexico and Canada.

Answer 1

If Americans were smarter, Ron Paul wouldn't even be a candidate.

Answer 2

I am ardently on your side for Ron Paul. So please take this as constructive. I would be careful about impugning the intelligence of people whose support we seek.

It would be silly for anyone to argue that all voters are intelligent. The stupid have been granted the right to vote, and they sometimes exercise that right. But I think that the bigger problems are mis-information and apathy.

David I is a perfect example. Unless he is dishonest (and I have no reason to believe he is), he was just badly misinformed. I hope that rooster's response gets back to him. [I would stress one more thing though - while Ron Paul is personally anti-abortion (a position arrived at after delivering over 4000 babies), his official position is that each state should decide the issue.]

I do think that if Ron Paul's presidential bid fails, it will largely be due to apathy. To grasp his positions takes (at least for me) quite a bit of philosophical reflection on the nature of government, an understanding of history and some deep economic thought. Whether someone agrees with my views or not, I have invested quite a bit of effort to generate them.

Most people don't wish to invest this much energy. While I bemoan the fact that a lazy and ignorant person's vote counts the same as a well informed person's vote, I don't completely blame people not as interested in politics as am I.

We should appeal to the better qualities of people and help them grasp why a Ron Paul presidency would benefit them.

Answer 3

If Americans are smart, they will vote their consciences. Some issues mean more to certain Americans than others. For instance: Stem Cell Research and getting out of the Iraq mess we're in are the most important to me right now. Also important is the treatment of returning Veterans. So, I will find the candidate that I feel is doing and caring the most about these particular issues and that will be my choice. The reason being I have a Paralyzed American Veteran son who fought in the Middle East and dealing with these VA Hospitals isn't easy and you have to cut through so much beauracracy. So far, from the candidates I have checked out, Barack Obama comes closest to my personal agenda. But I will continue checking them out. I think most people vote as I do on what's closest to their hearts. I like Ron Paul and what he says, but he shouldn't be running on the Republican ticket because he is too good for the rest of those candidates, but they are not going to let him get the nomination.

Answer 4

I will agree with you that "top tier" candidates are often overrated. For instance, Barack Obama is thoroughly unprepared to be president. However, the news media started promoting his presidency before most candidates had even announced. He's a charismatic guy who makes for great news stories. Here in California, I was proud to vote for Tom McClintock, even though commentators like Sean Hannity would say that I was throwing my vote away.

On the other hand, voting for Ron Paul is not an IQ litmus test. A person's choice of candidate is often based on their moral and ethical values. Two people of equal intelligence can have two opposite worldviews based on their backgrounds, beliefs, and life experiences. That does not make either one stupid. I would never deny that Hillary Clinton and Al Gore are highly intelligent people. However, I would rather knaw off my own leg than vote for either one. For instance, The question is: Do you agree with Ron Paul's policies and agenda? If you do, then vote for the man.

Answer 5

If Americans were smarter they wouldn't have voted in Bush twice... and allowed the government to be in the state it is in at the moment..

Unfortunately people are too obsessed with what Paris Hilton isn't wearing today and their myspace pages to actually put some thought into who they are going to elect... They don't realize the reason most top tier canidates faces are being blasted through the media is bc the media is all owned by the same corporations that will benefit from these canidates...

It's common sense that Ron Paul is the best canidate... but what do you expect from a public that votes Bush in twice?

Answer 6

To be a Ron Paul supporter, you need just average intelligence. However, you will need to be an independent thinker who is not swayed by the media's social control spin machine. And that is difficult even for intelligent people. Even I was fooled by it until I saw "America Freedom to Fascism" by Aaron Russo. You should show that movie to your friends and family.

Unfortunately, a lot of Americans are lulled into the trance that the media spin machine generates, and they recite the mantra that the media repeats all the time...

Unless they snap out of that trance (or something tragic happens that snaps them out of it), they will fall into the trap with the rest of the population.

Unfortunately, those powers that be who control the money and economic policy (hint: FRB) don't want Ron Paul to win (because he will bring them down), so they try to make him look bad.

So, do your part, put your effort into educating people about Ron Paul, and don't try to push too hard because if you do, people will be repelled by your pushiness. Have faith, and know that Truth always prevails.

"Truth is incontrovertible. Ignorance may deride it. Malice may attack it. But in the end, there it is." - Winston Churchill

"First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. Then they attack you. Then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi

Answer 7

David I you got one thing right ron paul is pro life(wants to give power to states to decide) - but your ridiculous sentence that he supports the suspension of habeus corpus is 100% BS- and I challenge you to give a source -my source www.ontheissues.org (non-partisan) shows for a fact not only did ron paul stand up against the suspension of habeus corpus he was the first one -secondly -you then again fail to give a source as to why you believe he supports the special interest /corporate groups - go to www.opensecrets.org (another non partisan org)and you will see that the top four repub and dem nominations according to MSM largest contributions come from the same exact corporations -as to oppression of minorities -ron paul is against treating anyone as a group/race he feels that all americans should have the same exact rights - the next time you decide to go against an advocate for freedom make sure you have your facts straight

Answer 8

Very definitely, YES!!!

Unfortunately since movies & television replaced individual thoughts with pre-determined images of truth, Americans have let the rich/elite class take over the once free, to decide for ones-self, country.

However, I think there are enough free thinking Americans left to choose between a strictly 'Constitutional' candidate & the very rich/elite backed candidates.

Ron Paul is a Jeffersonian free thinking candidate who simply agrees with the founders who invisioned a country run by the people, for the benifit of the people, and made up of the 'everyday' people that want what's best for themselves and their own future generations.

Everyone reading should try to understand exactly what Ron Paul is all about!
Thank you.
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Answer 9

Damn I am a lifetime Republican and if I read one more post in here about Ron Paul I swear I'll vote for Ralph Nader this time.

Answer 10

My issue is that everyone is complaining about the corruption in Congress (approval rating 18%) and the corruption in the Presidency (approval rating 33%).

Yet, they vote for the same corrupt brand of politician over and over and over.

Ron Paul is the only candidate who stands a chance to bring about serious change to corruption in Washington DC and yet, he gets ignored by the populace and the same brand of corrupt politician gets voted into office.

When are Americans going to wake up and try something different for once?

I don't agree with everything Dr. Paul says, yet he is the best and cleanest candidate, by far.

Answer 11

People have something called OPINIONS. Just because you like him it doesn't mean that the rest of the world has to agree with you. You should respect people's opinions.