wait, who you callin coffee shop revolutionaries? What is so revolutionary about supporting a libertarian?? It seems to me most, if not all, libertarians are very immature thinkers, similar to that of young anarchists. They assert to things like a right to have guns and not pay taxes, hold the right to property as the most fundamental freedom (which is bullshit), etc. The hold the attitude of "fuck the government, they have no right to tell me what to do!" There is no real thought out plan as to the economy, foreign policy, etc.
How is believing i have a right to own a gun, not have to pay a governing body what I work for and own my house immature? History has a habit of using gun-control as a pre-text for genocide and usurping control from its people..
In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953,
about 20 million dissidents were rounded up and exterminated.
In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5
million Armenians were exterminated.
Germany established gun control in 1938. and from 1939 to 1945 13
million Jews and others were exterminated.
China established gun control in 1935; from 1948 to 1952, 20 million
political dissidents were exterminated.
Guatemala established gun control in 1964, and from 1964 to 1981,
100,000 Mayan Indians were exterminated.
Uganda established gun control in 1970 - from 1971 to 1979, 300,000
people were exterminated.
Cambodia established gun control in 1956, and from 1975 to 1977 one
million educated people were exterminated.
Besides all that, Ron Paul offers us nothing. If we had it his way there would be MORE privatization, all social spending would dwindle to nothing, forget about health care, education, etc. We would probably be worse off under him than under a uber-capitalist like George Bush!
Our spending is way too high to support these. Ending the war and downsizing our military presence across the globe will make serious waves. I dont think our government should be this 'nanny' state either because first of all, If you dont trust politicians then you want them as much out of your lives as possible. If they can't hold themselves accountable for the shit they already do then I don't want them to manage my life. With less taxes ill be making more then enough money to provide my own healthcare and have competing companies to choose from.
If anything, Ron Paul supporters are coffee shop revolutionaries, thinking that donating $100 will bring upon change. Let me make it clear - voting for a presidential candidate, no matter who it is, will change nothing. Donating money to a presidential candidate will change nothing. The only real change that can occur in Amerika or elsewhere is by popular movements, strikes, protests, etc. There must exist a will of the people to create change in order for change to take place (like that of the 60's and 70's for example, which was solely responsible for equal rights & the end of the Vietnam war). There are some on this board, myself included, that do the little things that we can to try and make change (write for newspapers, participate in protests, meetings, walkouts, strikes, members of organizations, etc.).
I personally believe that peaceful protests aren't going to change anything either. I can stand outside of a government building holding a sign for as long as I want and nothing is going to happen any sooner. Im with Ron Paul on more issues then Im against.. If someone raises the issue's most of these politicians won't discuss then he gets my vote..