The Other Side of the Ron Paul Revolution
The Other Side of the Ron Paul Revolution
Anthony Harris
Opinions Editor
anthonydeanharris@gmail.com
I'm getting tired of the "Ron Paul Revolution."
Seriously, I'm seeing two factions of people in this whole thing and I'm about ready to see a stop to it. The people in league with Rep. Paul see him as
Rep. Paul may be a great constitutionalist, but he forgets the socialist aspects of this nation that supports our infrastructure. No, we don't have the best medical care, but programs like WIP made sure I am typing this out today because of the cheap, government-aided vaccinations I needed as a child. I remember people from elementary school who were on welfare. I remember people from elementary school who needed welfare.
The Ron Paul Revolution is a group of people who have rabid love for their candidate and this is entirely understandable, but this is because this is a demographic of
In this sense, they could be worse than the original Republicans in the stance of bipartisanship. They are the people who will destroy the safety net of many Americans who need the social elements of our socio-capitalist economy. They are blind because they have no need to see and they finally have a man who acknowledges their blindfolds and calls it more than valid.
On the other side of the issue is the media that refuses to accept Rep. Paul as a viable candidate and, more importantly, refuses to accept the legions of people who share his ideology. They pay no heed to the wonder of small government. They turn a blind eye to those who don't want government intervention in every facet of their lives. They invalidate the idea of American individualism in the realm of government.
The day before the
The market is not all knowing and an S.O.L. stance with the lower class is not the
But both sides seem to have forgotten something about the Ron Paul Revolution. The Ron Paul Revolution has potential because it is a strong, grass-roots operation. But people must also realize Ron Paul is an Internet celebrity. I have said this for some time, "Internet celebrity is not real celebrity." We can try to think it as much as we can. Tay Zonday can sing "Chocolate Rain" on Jimmy Kimmel Live and there's still a chance only a few people knew what was going on at the time, let alone his 4chan origins.
Rep. Ron Paul is the Snakes on a Plane of American politics. Sure, there are plenty of people invested in his success... on the internet. But this still doesn't change the fact Paul received only 8% of New Hampshire's vote, 10% of Iowa's vote, 0% of Wyoming's vote, 6% of Michigan’s vote, and not one delegate to date. Paul is saying what the people on the Internet want to hear, but it's the same as the $34 million gross of Snakes on a Plane. He looked like he was going to be huge when you factored in online buzz, but Internet celebrity is not real celebrity.
So I can understand why the media ignores him, but not to the extent that they do. Hell, I can understand why every Paul supporter ignores the lower class. The lower class doesn't have the resources to be on the internet in large numbers. But I want to give everyone involved here credit where credit is due. Some of Paul's ideas would be good for
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