I know many of you had grown tired of the never-ending stream of Ron Paul posts on Digg. The very fact that us supporters were so aggressive likely turned many others away. We talk like there will be no tomorrow to continue the fight for freedom. We often speak in absolutes and rarely give any other figure a chance.
In some ways we deserve the response we got from you all. Many of us get frustrated when others cannot see what seems plain from our perspective, and instead of engaging in conversation or changing our aggressive behavior, we go on the attack. Many have learned a lesson regarding the human response to our often-dismissive behavior, albeit in a difficult manner.
I am sorry to those that were offended by our aggressive behavior, but I also want people to understand what we saw in Ron Paul. We did not see him as a prophet or god among men. We saw him only as a messenger of a force that was willing to stand up to the establishment. To stand up to any group that would actively suppress the lawful actions of individuals everywhere. We will support this force with Ron Paul or not.
I now believe that there is zero chance that Ron Paul will win the republican nomination. There is no longer a need to support his nominating campaign, but I still want others to understand why exactly we supported this man. There were dozens of reasons, but the following video focuses on only one. Please watch it all of the way through. The beginning may be a little slow, but in its entirety, it represents a pure antiwar stance. And understand that we are only so passionate because we have a deep desire to return the power in this country back to the individual.
If any description describes us accurately as a group, it would have to be "Individualists," and Ron Paul standing up to the whole of congress struck to the heart of us.
Hopefully we have grown from this experience and in the future, will approach others in a more civil matter.
Best
Russell
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Don't worry, Man.
I was a Ron Paul supporter for a long time.. did lots of work in my area, went door to door.. and watched as Ron Paul Forums banned me, and my meetup coordinator , for "defeatist talk" and "being Obama shills."
The fact is, Ron Paul is not the man these people hold him up to be. And you're learning that this is a cult of personality and not an organized election.
The good news is, you can take the message forward. The bad news is, as long as there's been libertarians, there's been people like those at the Ron Paul Forums who've latched onto it.
And what are those people? Bigoted, anti-semetic, conspiracy theorists who believe 9/11 was an inside job, the Jews run the media, and that obviously the reason Ron Paul didn't win was because the CFR/Bilderberg/Illuminati/Jews decided he was not allowed to.
See.. you can do SO MUCH MORE outside this group of people, because they are self-prophesizing losers.
They'll never win an election by believing they've lost from the outset.
So.. you're going to be banned too, take it worth a grain of salt, and move on to something newer and better in your life. Carry the libertarian message forward (which has NOTHING to do with Ron Paul the man) and understand that the type of collectivism exhibited at RPF is exactly the type of collectivism that they say is bad about Obama, Hillary, etc.
Have a good day. The Red Pill isn't about waking up into the "revolution".. it's about waking up FROM the failed revolution and discovering that they were holding themselves back. Take the red pill.
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