Why are Americans scared to stand up for what they believe in?

[Ron Paul for President 2008 0]

I hear you all shouting about the war in iraq, health care, poverty levels in the inner city, crooked politicians who spend all your tax money on things you care nothing about...yet you all do nothing about it...why is that?

 

You have all become mindless products of the system, and now you are so afraid to leave your "comfort zone" you will continue to let big money and big govt control your lives.

 

Politicians throughout history have tried to solve every problem conceivable to man, always failing to recognize that many of the problems we face result from previous so-called political solutions. Government cannot be the answer to every human ill. Continuing to view more government as the solution to problems will only make matters worse.

 

Nothing will change in Washington until it’s recognized that the ultimate driving force behind most politicians is obtaining and holding power. And money from special interests drives the political process. Money and power are important only because the government wields power not granted by the Constitution. A limited, constitutional government would not tempt special interests to buy the politicians who wield power. The whole process feeds on itself. Everyone is rewarded by ignoring constitutional restraints, while expanding and complicating the entire bureaucratic state.

 

Even when it’s recognized that we’re traveling down the wrong path, the lack of political courage and the desire for reelection results in ongoing support for the pork-barrel system that serves special interests. A safe middle ground, a don’t-rock-the-boat attitude, too often is rewarded in Washington, while meaningful solutions tend to offend those who are in charge of the gigantic PAC/lobbyist empire that calls the shots in Washington. Most members are rewarded by reelection for accommodating and knowing how to work the system.

 

The big government nanny-state is based on the assumption that free markets can’t provide the maximum good for the largest number of people. It assumes people are not smart or responsible enough to take care of themselves, and thus their needs must be filled through the government’s forcible redistribution of wealth. Our system of intervention assumes that politicians and bureaucrats have superior knowledge, and are endowed with certain talents that produce efficiency. These assumptions don’t seem to hold much water, of course, when we look at agencies like FEMA. Still, we expect the government to manage monetary and economic policy, the medical system, and the educational system, and then wonder why we have problems with the cost and efficiency of all these programs

 

A real solution to our problems will require a better understanding of, and greater dedication to, free markets and private property rights. It can’t be done without restoring a sound, asset-backed currency. If we hope to restore any measure of constitutional government, we must abandon the policy of policing the world and keeping troops in every corner of the earth. Our liberties and our prosperity depend on it.

[Riddlen 1]

because alia have sapped thier will to live

[Ron Paul for President 2008 0]

because alia have sapped thier will to live

 

Typical avoidance response...enjoy your "Freedom"

[BringBackBernie 0]

Let us know when we can expect to see you marching on Washington.

[Ron Paul for President 2008 0]

Let us know when we can expect to see you marching on Washington.

 

If it takes me, an Irishman to march for your rights...then I will, but I'm hoping one day you guys will have half the balls we do...and stand up for yourselves.

[BLS 315]

Geez, nobody has called him me yet.

 

Surprise....

[KingofBeer 0]

I'm hoping one day you guys will have half the balls we do...and stand up for yourselves.

 

spoken like a true dooshbag.

 

 

 

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