Similarities between Ron Paul and Robert F. Kennedy?

Question

I just watched the movie Bobby. The essence of RFK's message seemed similar to Ron Paul's message today. Does anyone else see this? What do you think?

I didn't mean their stance on issues. What I said was the essence of their message. Their stance on issues is very different (with the exception of their views on war and foreign policy).

And please, the reason I'm asking this question is to learn something. If you don't think the two people have something in common, please say why. A one-worded answer does neither myself nor you any good.

Answer 1

Ron Paul addresses the public in an honest and straight-forward manner the same way Kennedy did. When you watch them speak you don't get the sense that they are deceiving you like ALL of the other current candidates. It's unfortunate that Kennedy died, because he didn't have to fight a war to win it, and the same can be said for Ron Paul.

Answer 2

I think one similarity would be they were both more down to earth than most of todays politicians. They both believed in following the Constitution. They are both against pointless wars. Although RFK was not originally against the Vietnam War, and later changed his stance on it.

Answer 3

Ron Paul had nothing to do with the murder of Marilyn Monroe, RFK did.

Answer 4

Both names start with R.

I looked at Paul's stances on the issues; not exactly a Kennedy kind of stance.

Answer 5

I would compare Ron Paul to Thomas Jefferson.

Here's a quote from Jefferson:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed..."

Here's a quote from Ron Paul:
"Rights belong to individuals, not groups. Property should be owned by people, not government. All voluntary associations should be permissionable -- economic and social. The government's monetary role is to maintain the integrity of the monetary unit, not participate in fraud. Government exists to protect liberty, not to redistribute wealth or to grant special privileges. The lives and actions of people are their own responsibility, not the government's."

"A nation that once prided itself on a sense of rugged individualism has become uncomfortably obsessed with racial group identities.

The collectivist mindset is at the heart of racism.

Government as an institution is particularly ill-suited to combat bigotry. Bigotry at its essence is a problem of the heart, and we cannot change people's hearts by passing more laws and regulations.

It is the federal government that most divides us by race, class, religion, and gender. Through its taxes, restrictive regulations, corporate subsidies, racial set-asides, and welfare programs, government plays far too large a role in determining who succeeds and who fails. Government "benevolence" crowds out genuine goodwill by institutionalizing group thinking, thus making each group suspicious that others are receiving more of the government loot. This leads to resentment and hostility among us.

Racism is simply an ugly form of collectivism, the mindset that views humans strictly as members of groups rather than as individuals. Racists believe that all individuals who share superficial physical characteristics are alike: as collectivists, racists think only in terms of groups. By encouraging Americans to adopt a group mentality, the advocates of so-called "diversity" actually perpetuate racism.

The true antidote to racism is liberty. Liberty means having a limited, constitutional government devoted to the protection of individual rights rather than group claims. Liberty means free-market capitalism, which rewards individual achievement and competence - not skin color, gender, or ethnicity.

In a free society, every citizen gains a sense of himself as an individual, rather than developing a group or victim mentality. This leads to a sense of individual responsibility and personal pride, making skin color irrelevant. Racism will endure until we stop thinking in terms of groups and begin thinking in terms of individual liberty."

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Answer 6

Both men are carbon based life forms

Answer 7

None.

Answer 8

none