I thought you were from the Phillipines?

Got me too. He has posted about Ron Paul on his Facebook page.

I actually don't have a problem with Ron Paul.  I was just hoping to avoid a political discussion.

Well, Ron Paul has a history of being a horrible racist and his libertarianism is so oversimplified its ridiculous. And of course he seems to think atheists who get sick and can't afford health care should just die. So, no thanks buddy. Maybe I'll start paying attention to the next election in the Philippines and tell you who to vote for after watching some video clips on the internet.

I don't know about the racism, but I agree that his viewpoints are pretty black and white.  Still, that might be better than the economic mess we're currently in.

As anyone on this forum should know, modern medicine doesn't do all that much to keep us healthy.  I depend on paleo to do that, not my health care plan.

Well, Ron Paul has a history of being a horrible racist

Could you please link me to evidence of that?

Quote from: abstract on September 13, 2011, 07:03:13 PM

Well, Ron Paul has a history of being a horrible racist

Could you please link me to evidence of that?

I can't find any copies of his actual newsletters right now. They used to be online. But the article below gives a synopsis.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/01/08/433066/-Ron-Pauls-Racist-Newsletters-Revealed

He has of course denied writing them. First he said he didn't remember writing them, then that it was a ghost writer, then that he didn't know who wrote them. So to me, that means he wrote them, just an assumption but would it really be surprising if he did? He and his son are opposed to civil rights legislation because it infringes on a business' right to segregate. Really? Is that really an important right to protect? His claiming that this opinion is just from his love of free markets rings false for me. It just sounds like the typical kind of dodge that racists use.

This is interesting too: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/01/15/437394/-BREAKING:-Ron-Pauls-Klansman-Kampaign-Koordinator

Take it for what you will but, birds of a feather... He just reminds me of a lot of racists that I've known, most of whom do not consider themselves to be racist. It was just such an ubiquitous institution for so long, a lot of people just don't understand it and can't see it in themselves.

There is no chance that he is a racist. Sadly some of his beliefs have been grabbed onto by certain racist elements. He has no control over that.

Everybody knows in my district that I didn't write them and I don't speak like that... and I've been reelected time and time again and everyone knows I don't participate in that kind of language. The point is, when you bring this question up, you're really saying 'you're a racist, or are you a racist?' The answer is no, I'm not a racist. As a matter of fact, Rosa Parks is one of my heroes, Martin Luther King is a hero, because they practiced the libertarian principle of civil disobedience and nonviolence. Libertarians are incapable of being a racist because racism is a collectivist idea: you see people in groups. A civil libertarian as myself sees everyone as an important individual.   

It's true he is against the civil rights act of 1964. He believes the law violates the Constitution because the Federal government never had authority to dictate what goes on within states when businesses only do business within the state.

However, that argument only holds up if you read the 10th Amendment but don't read sections 1 and 5 of the 14th Amendment:

Section. 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.


Section. 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

The 14th amendment only requires state governments to avoid discrimination; it doesn't prohibit discrimination by individuals or private businesses.  A less expansive interpretation of the commerce clause is still consistent with the 14th amendment.