Is Ron Paul a Libertarian?
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TomYo689
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No he is a communist. Attempting to cease private businesses through governmental bodies
No he's a lolberterian:
http://lolbertarianism.tumblr.com/
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/lolbertarian
http://lolbertarianism.tumblr.com/
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/lolbertarian
Leonel
Breakfast Connoisseur
Since he went to the United Nations, he's a LINO; Libertarian In Name Only.
GhostWriter16
Deity
That's not exactly what happened, but that's for another thread.
No, that's not what happened.
Once again:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/132275.html
You also don't know what the word "libertarian" means, or you don't know what day of the year April Fools Day is. Which is it?
In all seriousness, the people who answer "No" either define "libertarian" incorrectly, or are way too obsessed over certain issues that actually do have multiple possible legitimate libertarian views to them.
For the first part, they either use the European definition (Usually associated with the left) or they think that "libertarian" is some broad, over-arching philosophy that covers just about everything like Objectivism when it (Libertarianism) is really just a political theory.
CELTICEMPIRE
Zulu Conqueror
Ron Paul is the definition of Libertarian. He supports smaller government and more freedom, that's what a Libertarian is.
GhostWriter16
Deity
You need something about a noninterventionist foreign policy as well, otherwise you get Gary Johnson's lame "Fiscal responsibility and social tolerance" definition. War hawks aren't libertarians.
As for all the crazy people that keep slandering Ron Paul, you should vote for him because he won't lock you up for using those mind-altering drugs
useless
Social Justice Rogue
God forbid anyone dares to criticise Ron Paul.
GhostWriter16
Deity
You lose the right to do so when you support a mass murderer for President....
useless
Social Justice Rogue
Bush?
GhostWriter16
Deity
Well, yes, he was too. But I didn't think you supported him. In this case I meant the sitting Pres.
Stay on topic please, this thread is about Ron Paul.
useless
Social Justice Rogue
Do you honestly think a Ron Paul government would be any different? (Hint: No it would not be)
Paul doesn't support nearly as much personal liberty as the average Democrat.
caketastydelish
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While Ron Paul was a congressman he was a member of the Republican party. Thus, he was a Republican (not a libertarian). And he's retired now anyway.
edit: @ Zelig. Be honest, was this thread bait for any one poster in particular?
edit: @ Zelig. Be honest, was this thread bait for any one poster in particular?
GhostWriter16
Deity
Yes. Foreign policy is pretty much under unilateral executive power these days. It shouldn't be, but it is. And so Ron Paul could, and would, end the killing. Which is just one more area where he's more Libertarian than pretty much anybody else in the political spotlight.
Only if you define "Personal Liberty" in an absurd fashion. Even if you count some of the silly ones, such as the right to murder, and count expanding government definition of marriage to include more people as being equivalent to getting the government entirely out of the issue, Ron Paul still wins by a landslide with any honest analysis.
Honestly, if you were interested and in another thread, I'd really like to compare Ron Paul to Obama, ignoring economics entirely and focusing entirely on personal liberty. I'm pretty sure you couldn't really create a world where Obama wins... Unless you think the average democrats is more libertarian than Obama (Which is probably true but is irrelevant since they don't criticize him.)
GhostWriter16
Deity
He was a member of the LP in 1988 as well. But the question isn't what his party membership is. Its about ideology. The answer to the question is obvious.
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