America officially transitions to fascism; Ron Paul has last laugh
Now, however, with an economic downturn in full swing, ordinary people are losing their homes, their retirement savings and soon they’ll likely be losing their jobs as well. Ordinary people are seeing their financial security destroyed by a form of corporate socialism/welfare (fascism for those in the know) that they’ve never witnessed before. Ordinary people are starting to realize that John McCain and Barrack Obama are working for the same people and that when it comes right down to it, they have the same agenda. Ordinary people are realizing that Ron Paul was telling the truth when he said that our foreign and economic policies were destroying our once great nation. And by bailing out giant irresponsible corporations to the tune of near trillions of dollars, the US government has placed the burden of the current economic crises on the backs of the little guys, not on the backs of the wealthy elites where it belongs. This is, my lovelies, fascism. This is what Ron Paul was warning of. This is what he was ridiculed for saying was going to happen. And now that it has happened, ordinary men and women are trembling in fear–if only we had listened when we had the chance!
But now, finally, mainstream media sources are giving Dr. Paul a small fraction of the respect he deserves. His views are being discussed with less skepticism, less biting sarcasm and a small amount of respect for the fact that the man was right all along.
And these men we have running for president, where are they on this? Initially, both Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama expressed their tentative approval of the bailout, oops, I mean rescue bill, and then began backtracking when the extent of voter disapproval made itself known. A few days later, they came to agree on the necessity of it, thereby illustrating beyond any lingering doubt that, as Ron Paul puts it, “our one-party system is complicit in yet another crime against the American people.”
I find it strangely satisfying that Congressman Paul, the little Texan who was soundly thrashed in his Quixotic quest for the Republican presidential nomination - the man who was laughed at and mocked as a kook when he tried to alert us all to the fragile and unsustainable nature of our money system - is now seen by more and more Americans as the one politician who told us the truth. No wonder the system spit him out.
The plan bulldozed through Congress last week carries with it dire implications about the future of our country. To redistribute income upward as this does means the game is over. We live in an age looking suspiciously like that of other empires in their late periods of decay, and if you don’t know what that portends, it’s probably just as well.
I only wish that Dr. Paul could have been proven right in the eyes of the nation via less detrimental means. Our freedoms, our liberties, or economy and our dreams have been trampled and destroyed by the ruling elite and a government that is so far out of touch with America that they will do anything they choose even when their constituents beg them not to. The rest of the world is decidedly against the American government and by extension the American people–world leaders such as Putin, Sarkozy and that guy from Brazil have been talking crap because our number is finally up. Hugo Chavez had the best quote of all though, saying that America’s economy is like an elephant sinking in a pool. With the world against us and our own government stabbing us in our collective backs, the American people are lucky to have Ron Paul on our side to tell us the truth about what goes on behind closed doors. Dr. Paul gets the last laugh in regards to the governmental insanity in the US. Unfortunately for him, he probably wishes he had been proven wrong.
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I think Ron Paul’s views on the regulation of large financial institutions should seem much less intelligent in the wake of the recent collapses; minimal regulation was what got us here. No regulation at all would be, for lack of a better word, stupid. But I suppose Ron Paul believes everything will fix itself as long as the government does nothing.
Bob, I think you’re incorrect in your assumption. It was government interference, after all, that gave us Fannie, Freddy and subprime mortgages. Now it’s government interference that’s letting those companies off the hook and punishing innocent bystanders for their misdeeds.
Bob, I must agree with Coralie, too much government regulation
is the primary reason for this problem. It is a fine thing to
wish to create a society in which everyone can own their own
home, but forcing banks (via the CRA) to make loans that they
KNEW would probably go bad is not the way to do it. This created
a financial “hot potato” game in which everyone tried to resell
the (probably bad) loans to anyone who would buy!
Bob,
The Fed needs to be regulated.. you are missing the point of why we are in this mess. That big ole private bank that issues our fiat currency is more secretive than the CIA. Its only logical that the folks that ‘manage’ our economy should come under more scrutiny.
I believe Ron Paul understands all the government does is spend money poorly and does a half ass job 99% of the time. Think bailout, Iraq war, Patriot Act and FEMA.
LOLOLOL, I can’t stop laughing at the capitalists arguing over government regulation in their precious system. They are just too ignorant to see that the system will not work with or without such regulation. If there is no interference from Government, greed gives rise to the crises we are witnessing today. Governments will always be forced to intervene in the event of a threat to the financial system because there is simply too much at stake for them to do nothing. The system survives but becomes inefficient and clogged up with bureaucratic red tape, resulting in recession and the call for the markets to become free to do as they please again. It doesn’t work. The taxpayer loses all the way. It is a system built and run by crooks.
Maybe the problem is not about over-regulation or under-regulation but who is regulating? If it is the government’s job to regulate the markets they can’t do that job effectively, with either a light touch or a soft touch, if the government consists of people with personally vested interests in those markets. Can a former CEO of Goldman Sachs effectively, and objectively regulate the finance sector? Basically the government isn’t just owned by coroprations, it IS corporations, and corporations act in their own best interests, not in the interests of the population. Government regulation of the system is a side issue when compared with the real vested interests of the government itself.
Stop paying taxes.
Go away. If the primaries didn’t send you the message, no one but hardcore Libertarians (aka: idiots) thinks Ron Paul is worth the time of day. Stop polluting the internet.
“Real Candidate”-what do you mean “go away”? You’re at my blog, dear.
Bransby, you may very well be a brilliant individual. I love your comment because you’re right. Part of the inherent problem with government regulation is that government is made up of people (or what’s left of people after the government destroys their souls, anyways). People have greed and other impure motives and they will lead the government to do whatever will benefit them and theirs.
I can’t believe people think that the market is truly free. If it were free, then you’d see commercials by GM talking about some kind of logical reasoning as to why you should buy their car (its features, the suspension, etc), instead, they tell you how great you could look in it. Advertising just plays with our (fleeting) emotions, and the Government helps perpetuate it with the fiat-based monetary system.
The truth of the matter is that we live in a debt-based society. If everyone paid off their debts today then there would be no money to go around because the system can only create money out of debt. This kind of monetary policy lives for profit and it is based on scarcity. It’s also out-dated and a reality that was accepted by the world when the Federal Reserve published the MMM.
Now the whole world is addicted to this crack a.k.a. credit and we’re just one incident away from martial law.
Call me paranoid, but I rather be safe than sorry.
Dr. Ron Paul is a crack pot just like Obama McCain, Palin & biden but I would rather vote for Dr. Ron Paul than the bunch WE HAVE TO CHOOSE FROM.
I REFUSE TO VOTE BECAUSE A VOTE FOR EITHER IS A VOTE FOR OUR OWN DESTRUCTION, TAKE A STAND AND DON’T VOTE
Voting for a Real Candidate,
Do you really think your vote counts? Your words are as much pollution as mine or the next. You are the closed minded sheep that needs to be told how to live… Everything that is wrong with wrong with world. Fortunately, I do not hate you for views and attitude but I do feel extremely sorry for you. I know in the grand scheme of things that your opinions, as well as mine, do not matter. So, you sir/ma’am…You shut the F*ck up.
Diebold 08
our choice is changing yours
lack of regulation ruined our economy in the first place…..