Too Many Idiots Supporting Ron Paul
Anyone that knows me knows I’m big on politics. I’m actually a HUGE fan of Ron Paul. He’s a stand up guy with a lot of very sound beliefs on how this country should be run. I believe this country would be a better place if he were elected President. What I am not a fan of is a select group of Ron Paul fans who just don’t get what being reasonable, polite and professional means. They are incredibly rude, hot headed and sometimes out right insane with some of the things they accuse people of. There is the whole 9/11 Conspiracy theory bull that is lead by Alex Jones. I’ve heard supporters claim that Ron Paul actually believes the government was behind 9/11 he just won’t admit it in public. It’s these kind of conspiracy theories that put people off on such solid and good people such as Ron Paul. If you claim yourself as a supporter of Ron Paul then your actions speak louder than anything Ron Paul can say at any debate or any stance he takes on any issue in this country. If you act rude towards people who disagree with your opinion then you are not helping the cause that you believe in.
DailyPaul.com is a favorite stop for me but lately I’ve been put off reading the comments on that site. People make outrageous claims and are down right rude. It really puts me off and is a terrible reflection of the candidate that you claim to support. The recount issue is a hot topic over there right now and the comments are filled with conspiracy theories and rude comments toward individuals involved in counting the ballots in New Hampshire. In their minds a conspiracy exists whenever Ron Paul doesn’t do as well as expected. Here is the thread if you want to take a look: New Hampshire Recount. You can also check out a blog post on the official Ron Paul site asking people to be professional: Remember: Voters Judge Dr. Paul by Your Actions.
Please consider what your actions say for Ron Paul. Let’s stop giving people even more reason to not vote for a candidate that is working for some of the most drastic changes to come to this country since the days following World War II. Change doesn’t happen over night. Stop doing things to make it even harder to achieve.
January 15th, 2008 at 8:06 am
People should in any event not be rude. That is the worst and something that really sometimes upsets me about the internet in general. It is like they think, just because it is not face-to-face and with someone (perhaps both) whom are relatively anonymous, that they can just start saying all sorts of nasty things.
Ron Paul is not about that- he seems to be a stand-up guy, a gentleman and certainly not rude and we should all remember that.
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May 15th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
I totally agree with you…. I am a big Ron Paul supporter myself but I met some -real- nuts who were very vocal off the wall stuff.
I remember meeting up with a few supporters to watch the NH primaries and some folks were jumping up and down and screaming conspiracy when Ron Paul didn’t come in first and its a trick of the electronic voting machines. Now I want solid auditing for electronic voting as much as the next citizen but come-on, give us a break! If you can’t proove it then don’t go spouting off drivel because it does reflect the party as a whole!