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An Open Letter to Ron Paul, MD
By nostalgiphile in Op-Ed
Thu Nov 22, 2007 at 12:19:09 AM EST
Tags: republicans, libertarians, Christians, skinheads, open letter, YFI (all tags) |
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Dear Ron Paul, MD, 11/20/2007
It is a real honor to be able to write to you today, Dr. Paul. First, I want to assure you that it is with all due respect that I ask you the following question(s). So here goes: given that you believe in a Christian interpretation of the Constitution, have the support of the Christian right for your pro-life stance, are being called "the Zionist choice for president" by Israelis, and even have the Stormfront skinheads on your side, I have to ask: why do you hate America so much?
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| | To be honest, in the 1990s I was a Libertarian too. Unlike you though, I woke the fuck up. That is, I began to realize that the neoliberal economics you believe in so strongly teaches us that it's perfectly alright if politicians are bought on the "free market." But that's not how you and your followers see things. You say there are only "big government Democrats and big government Republicans" in Congress right now, but all I see are "big business Democrats and big business Republicans" in Congress right now--i.e., the people who are exorbitantly powerful because of too little government regulation.
Moreover, I suspect that you and your gold bug ideas are a load of horsecock designed to destroy our government, sir. When federal officials raided the organization (NORFED) and confiscated fake money with your head on it, one FBI agent explained that: "The goal of NORFED is to undermine the United States government's financial systems by the issuance of a non-governmental competing currency for the purpose of repealing the Federal Reserve and Internal Revenue Code," he states. Goddammit Ron, why are you so against us?
In addition, I would also like to ask how, as a doctor, you can really hate sick people? Is it because they are often poor? In an interview with Mary Ann Akers (a.k.a., Sleuth), whom I think we can at least agree is a cutie, you said the following:
Sleuth: As a Libertarian, would you do away with Medicare?
Paul: If the circumstances in the world were rather stable and we weren't fighting a war and we didn't have economic problems I would [push] for Congress to do something...I think it's a flaw in the perfect society I would like to see where individuals take care of themselves. Medicare, 'medical care', is a "flaw"? People should STFU and "take care of themselves"? WTF? You mean like that dude at the beginning of Sicko (2007) who sews up his own wounds because he can't afford medical care? I have to tell you, this sounds remarkably like Ronald Reagan's America, Dr. Paul. I say this because, when Mary Ann asked you who you'd like in your future government, you answered "someone like Walter Williams". Are you aware that this guy Williams is a complete asshat who thinks that 44% of Americans don't have to pay taxes (the free-loading "leftists"), as well as a rabid far-right capitalist ideologue? Well, probably you are aware of this since you're both crypto-Libertarians who hate the American government. So, why should I want these people in the government if they hate it?
Finally, dear sir, please just explain to me why you want to allow fundamentalist Christians to interpret the Constitution; want to undermine our currency; want to close America's doors to other countries; allow the capitalists to exploit our government for even further gain; tax the poor instead of the rich; eliminate what little public health care and education remains, and generally trash the already weakened foundations of our beloved government?
I look forward to your earliest possible response.
Sincerely,
N0574
PS: Please to be not spamming me, bro. | |
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