Ron Paul: The Only Presidential Candidate Telling Important Truths [View all]

[MannyGoldstein]

Which is why he's so fucking dangerous.

Let me be clear: Ron Paul is a nut. If he had things his way, our country would be... well, a basket case like Somalia. Any reasonable reading of history shows that his policies inevitably lead to catastrophe.

Paul is a crazy, but he's a crazy who's getting traction, and that's a big problem.

So why is he attracting positive interest from otherwise-sane people?

First off, both mainstream parties have utterly failed Americans. As Elizabeth Warren says, "America's middle class has been hammered, squeezed and chipped at" for 31 years. Both elected Republicans and elected Democrats have gleefully participated in this withering attack, participating with gusto in the revolving door between Wall Street and Washington. Republicans led the assault, while Democrts chanted a chorus of "we suck less who the fuck else ya gonna vote for, chumps?" as they too waged war on the working Americans.

Second, Ron Paul is the only presidential candidate who has consistently called out important truths that Americans know are right. Our Government serves only Wall Street, our wars are insane wastes of blood and money, and our civil liberties are being destroyed.

Americans today are in a bad situation. They know that the Republicans will not help them. They see no evidence that Democrats will help either. But here's a guy who's at least is telling the truth about some things... "maybe he's telling the truth about the other stuff too" they begin to think... "maybe we should end social safety nets and decimate government" and all the other wrong-headed stuff that Paul spews.

And suddenly a dangerous nut is their only hope.

We live in dangerous times.