Ron Paul’s Farewell Address: The Internet Can Stop Big Government
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Re: Ron Paul’s Farewell Address: The Internet Can Stop Big Government
#2The real thing:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/transcript-ron-pauls-farewell-...
Some great stuff in there, I just wish it was about half its length. Would tighten up the points a lot.
Re: Ron Paul’s Farewell Address: The Internet Can Stop Big Government
#3The real thing: http://washingtonexaminer.com/transcript-ron-pauls-farewell-... Some great stuff in there, I just wish it was about half its length. Would tighten up the points a lot.
Keep in mind this was his Farewell Address. He was going to get his licks in, esp. that bit about "psychopathic authoritarians" (which I took to include the other members of Congress). There was absolutely no reason or incentive for him to make it shorter than the allotted time he had.
Ron Paul is the only US politician I've ever wanted to cross the street for. I'm hoping his youth movement produces more leaders who value freedom and liberty as much as he does.
Re: Ron Paul’s Farewell Address: The Internet Can Stop Big Government
#4The real thing: http://washingtonexaminer.com/transcript-ron-pauls-farewell-... Some great stuff in there, I just wish it was about half its length. Would tighten up the points a lot.
He's certainly letting his voluntarist-anarchist flag fly:
"What a wonderful world it would be if everyone accepted the simple moral premise of rejecting all acts of aggression. The retort to such a suggestion is always: it’s too simplistic, too idealistic, impractical, naïve, utopian, dangerous, and unrealistic to strive for such an ideal.
The answer to that is that for thousands of years the acceptance of government force, to rule over the people, at the sacrifice of liberty, was considered moral and the only available option for achieving peace and prosperity.
What could be more utopian than that myth—considering the results especially looking at the state sponsored killing, by nearly every government during the 20th Century, estimated to be in the hundreds of millions. It’s time to reconsider this grant of authority to the state.
No good has ever come from granting monopoly power to the state to use aggression against the people to arbitrarily mold human behavior. Such power, when left unchecked, becomes the seed of an ugly tyranny. This method of governance has been adequately tested, and the results are in: reality dictates we try liberty.
The idealism of non-aggression and rejecting all offensive use of force should be tried. The idealism of government sanctioned violence has been abused throughout history and is the primary source of poverty and war. The theory of a society being based on individual freedom has been around for a long time. It’s time to take a bold step and actually permit it by advancing this cause, rather than taking a step backwards as some would like us to do."
Re: Ron Paul’s Farewell Address: The Internet Can Stop Big Government
#5"The internet will provide the alternative to the government/media complex that controls the news and most political propaganda. This is why it’s essential that the internet remains free of government regulation."
What bothers me about this statement is that either side of the net neutrality debate could claim it was meant to support their position. Net neutrality is government regulation. It is also the kind of regulation that would prevent the kind of control Paul is referring to.
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#6The video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZs9RDj3i7E
Re: Ron Paul’s Farewell Address: The Internet Can Stop Big Government
#7The real thing: http://washingtonexaminer.com/transcript-ron-pauls-farewell-... Some great stuff in there, I just wish it was about half its length. Would tighten up the points a lot.
He's certainly letting his voluntarist-anarchist flag fly: "What a wonderful world it would be if everyone accepted the simple moral premise of rejecting all acts of aggression. The retort to such a suggestion is always: it’s too simplistic, too idealistic, impractical, naïve, utopian, dangerous, and unrealistic to strive for such an ideal. The answer to that is that for thousands of years the acceptance of governmen…
These days, the most profitable ways to violate other people don't involve physical aggression. But as someone who makes a living based on people trying to screw other people over, I don't think the need for government to reign in such behavior is any less now than it ever was.
Re: Ron Paul’s Farewell Address: The Internet Can Stop Big Government
#8The real thing: http://washingtonexaminer.com/transcript-ron-pauls-farewell-... Some great stuff in there, I just wish it was about half its length. Would tighten up the points a lot.
Keep in mind this was his Farewell Address. He was going to get his licks in, esp. that bit about "psychopathic authoritarians" (which I took to include the other members of Congress). There was absolutely no reason or incentive for him to make it shorter than the allotted time he had. Ron Paul is the only US politician I've ever wanted to cross the street for. I'm hoping his youth movement produces more leaders who…
He's one of the few politicians of that caliber where I think he's both batshit crazy while being a force for good (?) in the public sphere. I don't really know what to make of the man.
Re: Ron Paul’s Farewell Address: The Internet Can Stop Big Government
#9The real thing: http://washingtonexaminer.com/transcript-ron-pauls-farewell-... Some great stuff in there, I just wish it was about half its length. Would tighten up the points a lot.
He's certainly letting his voluntarist-anarchist flag fly: "What a wonderful world it would be if everyone accepted the simple moral premise of rejecting all acts of aggression. The retort to such a suggestion is always: it’s too simplistic, too idealistic, impractical, naïve, utopian, dangerous, and unrealistic to strive for such an ideal. The answer to that is that for thousands of years the acceptance of governmen…
"What a wonderful world it would be if everyone accepted the simple moral premise of rejecting all acts of aggression. The retort to such a suggestion is always: it’s too simplistic, too idealistic, impractical, naïve, utopian, dangerous, and unrealistic to strive for such an ideal.
No, my objection is that Ron Paul wants to pretend property titles are not acts of aggression backed by the state. I'm no anarchist, but I am a believer in the Enlightenment and the social contract. When a regime of property has grown unbearable to the people, it is the right of the people together to abolish it and free themselves of its burden.
Whereas Ron Paul would say that anyone wishing for even the slightest alteration of existing property arrangements is exercising the "offensive use of force." No, we are simply withdrawing force once exercised because we no longer approve its usage.
You are not entitled to a police force that defends your plantations, factories, mines and, yes, server farms and retail outlets from the angry, starving masses. You receive that defense because you're part of a society that works together and must work for everyone.
"Anarcho"-capitalism is in no way anarchist: without hierarchies.
Re: Ron Paul’s Farewell Address: The Internet Can Stop Big Government
#10Way to pander to Reddit.