Ron Paul Raised $1M in 1 Day For 2012 Campaign

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I’ve known since 2007 that Dr. Paul said that he was not in it to win, as I gave my first donation to his 2008 Presidential Campaign as soon as it accepted them. However, I think that if there aren’t many other candidates this time, then he could possibly win, and yes, he would be very surprised.

People have seen what Obama is like (i.e., Bush), and that he wasn’t change, and I don’t think enough people want another four more years of Bush.

Of course, I think it is also likely Dr. Paul won’t win. As of now, it’s a tossup.

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I’ve known since 2007 that Dr. Paul said that he was not in it to win,

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Because voting is purely didactic at most there is no significance in differentiating his reasons for running.

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YOU WIN MY GOOD SIR.

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Just when I almost give up hope around here, I see this. Thank you very much.

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The existence of such mass delusions is far from a delusion, though. They exist and affect everyone in a profoundly real way. Establishing that these mass delusions exist is only the first step toward dismantling them, or alleviating their negative consequences. President Ron Paul would be an excellent next step, IMO.

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There is a State. There is a Constitution. There is a Congress.

And that’s the problem.

The legitimacy of these institutions is a “delusion” according to us anarcho-capitalists.

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Have you checked the constitution’s birth certificate? The government won’t really tell us what happened on seven o four. Congress has been in bed with the Russians man and they’ve poisoned our state supply with fluoride!

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^And that’s how we appeal to conservatives.

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You’re welcome. I am trying.

That is exactly my point.

There is no such thing as a President. It is a delusion.

Prove any of them exist in a new thread.

First, they can’t have any legitimacy because they are delusions.

Second, it’s not according to ancap that they don’t exist, it is a fact of reality.

Third, changing your name and avatar again Strangeloop/Neoclassical doesn’t mean you grasp the philosophical foundations necessary to make your statement half true.

Obama Birth Certificate
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Is there such a thing as:

  1. a village

  2. a herd

  3. a family

  4. a friend

  5. a lover

  6. a story

…or are these delusions, as well? What is your definition of delusion?

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Can you define them individually please?

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However you define them is fine.

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It isn’t. You introduced the terms, you define them. Accept the burden of proof or don’t play.

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libertystudent, since every thread is really your thread, who would you pick to be the next president?

since someone will be president in 2012, who would you want that person to be? If I put a gun to your head and said choose someone.

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Do you have anything substantive to say about my positions or do you just want to imply that there is something nefarious about my posting at all?

If you put a gun to my head, does it make any difference what my preference is? That’s the issue with statism. Once there is coercion, how do you know you’re getting that individual’s expression of value preferences?

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Isn’t the real dilusion here that there is such thing as society in the first place, furthermore, that “it” can be centrally planned by a group of preferential bureaucrats?

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I wasn’t playing but if you insist, please define “President” and “delusion” first.

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I haven’t really ordered the delusions by significance. My point is, there is no US government, and there is no Constitution, so there cannot be an office of the President. Ron Paul knows this, he was the one who turned me on to Lysander Spooner.