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[Eddy24]

I'm from the UK. If I was American, I would vote for Ron Paul. I mean, it's either Obama (more of the same) or one of the other Republican candidates. I like Ron Paul because of the wars issues and i think he is ahead on the curve on a lot of economics. I think he is a positive for the US. EVen if he doesn't get elected I think a lot of his views are gaining legitimacy. He also wants to end the war on drugs. Man ending the wars and the war on drugs would do so much for the world.

People say he's an isolationist. But he's not. He wants to end the wars and foreign aid. But he would talk and trade with any country that wants to. the US currently isolates many countries such as Cuba, IRan etc. He would actually engage with them and negotiatie with them. That's not isolationist, a lto fo the current US policies are. Anti-Americanism is greateer than it's ever been/ Current policy is supposed to force these countries into submission but that doesn't work and won't work short of more war. And we all know the US cannot afford this nor can the rest of the world.

[jfromtheway]

[Kuros]

[Ya-ta Boy]

[sirius black]

If Ron Paul got elected it couldn't be seen as anything other than a national mandate to change things and Congress would be under immense pressure by their constituents to make some changes.

Furthermore, there would be a slew of Ron Paul-esque candidates running for Congress. I'd imagine every congresssional district would have a like minded person.

There are some things Paul couldn't get done but I would guess that if he won, it would be on 2 or 3 major points that people would want to see come to fruition.

As for the non Americans being 'off base', I also agree with kuros and Ya-ta-boy. Its not only arrogant but often incorrect. American politics may be somewhat cutlural but its not rocket scientist to figure out. Many of the problems are not only simple but also common in many other countries such as special interest groups having more voice than the people and the power of the corporations.

[jfromtheway]

Usually off-base. Not that politics anywhere are impossible to understand, or even vary too greatly. But travel extensively and meet some W. Europeans, Australians (usually the case for me), and sometimes Canadians, who jump start political conversations about America without often knowing a shred of what they're talking about, and you see the real futility. Which is what I was talking about. On the other side, I have met plenty of people of varying nationalities who do know a lot about American politics, so of course it's never one sided. Your average political conversation though? Ugh. And this is an American dominated message board. Not saying your average American isn't largely clueless as well, or that no one here knows what they're talking about.

[sirius black]

Truth be told MOST Americans know very little about politics. I'd be surprised if they could pass a 4th grade civics and government test.

[Eddy24]

It is pretty arrogant and stupid to hold suspicion against me because I am British and act as if therefore I cannot hold an opinion on American politics. There are a ton of Americans that know next to nothing about politics, just because they are American doesn't necessarily make there opinions more or less worthwhile. Be like Ron Paul, judge people as individuals lol

In any case, I don't think that Ron Paul will win the nomination. I would like to see him do well and further the spread of his ideas. I particularly like his antiwar views. You all know that Britain will simply follow the US into most wars due to similar special interests.

I personally think people are making a really stupid decision to not only not vote for him but vote for any of the other candidates. I do not see any of them ending the wars or sorting out the economy. On those two issues I believe Paul would be able to turn it around and help save the US and much of the world in the process. Don't get me wrong, he's hardly perfect. I'm not even a libertarian but I don't have to be to think that ending the drug war, ending wars and using the cuts in spending to lower taxes and help the economy are a good thing to do. I see these issues as too important. Plus, with Paul you know he is really principled becasue he's pretty much always voted the way he does. Obama pretended he was anti-war, but had continued to vote to fund the Iraq war before he was president, didn't end Iraq and continued with private military contractors, expanded the war in Afghanistan, started one in Libya and hasn't even closed Guantanamo like he promised!!!

The fact of the matter is that the amount that the US spends on wars could help the US enormously and none of the other candidates are going to do that.

Obama especially IS more of the same on the war issues, economics and drugs ( Ok i think obama supported medical marijuana but that's nothing in the face of things). As long as Obama continues in pushing the US in much the same way then further economic disaster looms. The guy who everyone was falling over, first black president, CHANGE and all that will go down in history as the guy who brought America to its knees.

[Ya-ta Boy]

[Ya-ta Boy]

[Kuros]

[Ya-ta Boy]

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I'm a little surprised to see you taking the Jean Genet view of crime.

[sirius black]

[sirius black]

[sirius black]