And Andy is kind enough to publish it, giving a forum to one of the Ronulans
As an active, online Ron Paul supporter who likes to seek out debate with his detractors, I can’t tell you how many times I and others like me have encountered the “He’s a closet Nazi/Racist/Fascist” nonsense. I have literally lost track of how many times I’ve sighed at yet another blatant attempt at character assassination—all stemming from the same worn out issue surrounding his newsletter in the 80’s; an issue which has been thoroughly explained/debunked … and yet this drivel persists. Obviously, many on the Right and Left feel threatened by him and his burgeoning popularity, and they’re grasping for some potential crack in his armor, something that will stain the entire perception of him and his motivations because, for a lot of people out there, Ron Paul is almost too good to be true. Its almost as if people want to believe he’s a closet racist or neo-Nazi … It would humanize him. The existence of someone like Ron Paul, agree or disagree with him, essentially serves to remind us of how compromised and debased the vast majority of our representatives are … and that reflects on us, doesn’t it?
Really? Last time I checked, the Ron Paul supporters, at least the really active, excitable ones, have been calling anyone who doesn’t agree with Paul “neocons,” in an attempted, and constant, smear. None of them understand what the hell the term means, but, like the leftards, the Paultards like to throw it out. And then they call the neocons facists, not the other way around.
Also mentioned is smear about “guilt by association.” In fact, quite a few Ronulans seem to be Truthers and white supremacists, yet, the majority of the Paul supporters never repudiate those two viewpoints. More importantly, neither does Ron Paul, who seems to engage in conversation with the Truthers quite often. I wonder why?
Interesting how the writer discusses “neo-confederates” as supporting Paul. That one I have yet to see, especially since most of those with a history of racism in the South tend to vote Democrat. Nice try in the deflection, though. It is standard Ronulan writing, designed to smear and shame any who disagree with Paul, calling their motives into question, not realizing that, while most Paul opponets liek many of Paul’s ideas, we can neither ignore the support from the Truth movement and the white supremacists, nor Paul’s repeated calls for retreat in Iraq and to completely run from the Middle East, sounding more like a liberal while saying “if we would just leave them alone, they would leave us alone.” A blame America attitude, and one that is wholey ignorant of actual international issues.
Oh, and by the way, Andy still hasn’t opened up his comments for the debate he says he wants to have with the Ronulans. Posting a random email ain’t cuttin’ it, EA. Come on, open comments up.
