Not really, governmental organizations that tried to help the people have been around long before the USSR and so any use of them now does not tie to the USSR in any way.

Oh wait, did you mean a governmental organization that says it's whole jobs it to help to people when they are in need but instead do nothing but take their money in the form of taxes to line the pockets of politicans and their companies? In that case, it is just like the a neo-USSR. I see your point now.

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"The wisest men follow their own direction." - Euripides

Why can't the people and the government work together to try to solve problems? Why is it that the government is always demonized?

I agree that there are problems, but shouldn't the goal be to fix the problems rather than gutting the government?

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"Moreover, I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states...Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial "outside agitator" idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds."



~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Then you must hang with a very good crowd. I really admire all the work he does to get the message out about different ways we can downsize the government and make our elected representatives accountable. I have a lot of respect for him because he doesn't endorse any political party or sway with the political winds. Like Ron Paul, he stays true to his beliefs.

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"When the people fear their government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty." Thomas Jefferson

Walter Mondale: "George Bush doesn't have the manhood to apologize." George Bush: "Well, on the manhood thing, I'll put mine up against his any time."

It is funny how some people want to label me as liberal when I believe in small government, disciplined spending and protecting the constitution. Those are benchmarks for traditional conservatism.

People want to go back to Reagan, but the guy that really deserves recognition for this type of traditional conservatism is Eisenhower. He was also the first to warn us about the military industrial complex. And no one in the white house has understood war better than Eisenhower.

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Defeating market theocrats since 2001.

Why don't you move to Iraq? They don't even have a government, so that should be plenty of fun for you.

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"Moreover, I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states...Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial "outside agitator" idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds."



~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Yep. He's an interesting guy. He's actually very religious but never pushes it on you. He's one of those rare folks who actually understands the US Constitution.

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Handlebars

"If you are looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror"- V

It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.
H. L. Mencken

come on you know you wanna play football..

Beagán agus a rá go maith.

Economic Left/Right: 3.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.87

And you obviously don't understand American Politics or who voted for what. It was a Republican President by the name of Lincoln who pushed for no slavery. It was Republicans who pushed for the 30 years of reforms in the South after The Civil War. Presidents like Ulysses S. Grant. Then came Teddy Roosevelt who was a Republican. Then came Dwight D. Eisenhower who sent the 101st Airborne into Arkansas to allow African-Americans go to school. He took the first step to ending Segration in the South. (Where was your precious FDR, hmm?) Then you had the 1964 Civil Rights act that Lyndon B. Johnson needed the Republicans to pass it because the Dixiecrats (Southern Democrats) didn't want it.

The truth of the 1964 Civil Rights Act..



Your cause isn't American. It's "International" as Joe and Bosco put it. But point of saying that is, if you find how the current system in American is that bad why do you stay? Obviously would you like to be part of a Govermnent that has your views.


Constitutionalism is the opposite of Real Democracy as Real Democracy is based on the rule of the Mob. 51% of the Nation can cause the other 49% to suffer. While in an Ideal Constitutional Republic (which hasn't happened in America in 150 years).. All peoples rights are protected no matter what.

Thats something I strongly believe in. I believe all people are equal. Be it a Socialist, a Capitalist, an African-American or European-American. While you on the other hand want to crush Capitalism. So how is that fair?


Huh? Has Ron Paul said he wants 1% of the current owning 50% of the wealth? No. He wants every American to have a chance, to look at them not as poor and a Government project (thats what it is) but as human beingings who given the chance to compete will flourish.

You are actually holding people down. Not I, nor is Ron Paul. We want people to succeed. It's natural for a person to want more. If we tell a poor person that they are entitled to a certain amount of money and they have to be poor to get it.. what's the incentive to improve yourself?


We do call for small Government. You still don't get what Libertarianism calls for. Don't judge something you don't understand. We believe the Federal Government's role should be limited to 1 article, Section 8 in the Constitution.

That everything should be left up to the States and Local Governments. The closer the Government to you, the stronger it is. I.E. Your local Government (City and so on).. has more power then the State and the State has more power then the Federal Government.

It's actually anti-Statist. As the lesser power in the State and the Federal Goverment proves that.

While you on the other hand can't live without the Federal Government programs and it's central power. So who's the Statist?

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Pioneers are walking all around singing songs about Lenin and they should be shot for it.

Handlebars

"If you are looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror"- V

It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.
H. L. Mencken

come on you know you wanna play football..

Beagán agus a rá go maith.

Economic Left/Right: 3.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.87

Well, considering he didn't mention Republicans, Democrats, or even conservatives or liberals, I don't see why you are saying any of this.

And your article about "truth" is mainly a lie; the liberal wing of the democratic party was mainly responsible for ending slavery. That's why the South started voting in Republicans, who really were more aligned with them.

Really? Last I checked he isn't either of them.

Well, considering that 51% is more than 49%, seems like what they say should go.

In your idea of an Ideal Constitutional Republic, the vast majority of people will have no economic power, and thus no political power. It is freedom only in name, the vast majority of people are basically slaves.

Yeah, and then you wake up. Ron Paul doesn't want the government to interfere with the rich people at all, and that's what ends up happening without that interference.

Yes, you want some people to succeed--at the cost of everyone else.

That's just stupid. Centralized power is the only efficient way of doing things...

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"Moreover, I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states...Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial "outside agitator" idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds."



~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.