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Originally Posted by MossadConspiracy
Its much better to keep American money flowing to both Israel and Egypt than to cut off the money to both Israel and Egypt.
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How so?
Interventionism is what created the necessity for them to receive money anyway. Wouldn't non-interventionism make them more independent?
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Also, Ron Paul isnt just a supporter of depriving poor Egyptians and Africans and all other aid recipients of their money, he's also a big fan of depriving poor Americans. If people can opt out of social security (as he proposes) then social security is done. He has always been against welfare and has voted against every expansion of welfare programs ever proposed since he took his seat. He's against medicare which is the largest healthcare payer in the country and one of the biggest social programs in this country (he's also against medicaid). He is a nativist and has by far the most punishing anti-immigrant agenda out of any candidate in either party so its kind of odd for a descendant of immigrants to support him. He is against environmental regulations on businesses, which seemed to be something you believed in quite recently. He's against the concept of international law and the legitimacy of international organizations such as the UN and certainly the ICC, which also seems to be something you believe in. he did make the comments that i mentioned regarding blacks. etc etc etc
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His policies about immigration are related to curving illegal immigration. His stance against birthright citizenship seems to be targeted towards illegal immigrants who have children born in the US, and thus the parents automatically become citizens.
His view is that the US should have the same immigration policy as everyone else. Not that I agree with his immigration policies anyway, I just don't have much a particularly strong opinion against them at this time.
Here's his website:
Ron Paul 2008 — Hope for America, for anyone who wants to know what his stance is on these issues.
And no, he did not makes those comment regarding blacks. It was a staffer who did, who was then immediately fired, and those statements have since been recanted.
He views racism the same way I do (i.e. as an ugly form of collectivism), as well as the solution to it (i.e. individualism), which is another reason why I plan to vote for him.
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for a muslim voter who only cares about one or two issues, namely Israel and Iraq, he might seem to be an attractive choice
But anyway, he didnt even get 10% of the vote in Iowa, so he it doesnt matter. The guy has no chance, his run is dead
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Actually he did get 10% in Iowa. I know, I checked.