Subject: What the People Want -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dear Subscriber, Let me preface this message by saying that I don't CARE what the people want. Majority rule can be--and often is--just as tyrannical and oppressive as any other kind of dominion. The majority does not have the right to forcibly impose its will on anyone. Force is justified only when used defensively, and popular opinion does not change that one way or the other. With that having been said, it's quite entertaining to watch the contrast between a PEOPLE-driven cause and a TYRANT-driven cause. Of course, any good tyrant knows that he should pretend that his agenda is supported by the people. If he's really good, he can dupe the people into actually supporting his plans, but at least he can pretend that they do. Pick any candidate other than Ron Paul, and it is patently obvious that the push to get them into power is coming from groups of control freaks, NOT from the general public. As much as they try to make it look like they have public support, aspiring tyrants like Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, and the rest of the plastic megalomaniac brigade, are obviously self-promoters. The only reason people even know their names is because they have made it their mission to advertise themselves. In drastic contrast, people OTHER than Ron Paul are pushing his campaign. He believes stuff, and he does stuff, and as a result, OTHER people advertise him. The November 5th fund-raising stunt (which raised $4.2 million for Dr. Paul in one day), which I understand was NOT the idea of Ron Paul's official campaign, is a fine example of real people saying "THIS is what we want!" Meanwhile, every other candidate, by their very running, is saying, "I am what you SHOULD want!" It's funny watching the powers that be, and the talking heads on TV whose strings they pull, trying to off-handedly bash Ron Paul supporters as kooks and nobodies. Well, apparently there are a LOT of nobodies supporting him, as evidenced by the millions of dollars he just raised. (Personally, the "somebodies" who support the two popular flavors of fascism today creep me out a lot more than the weirdest of Dr. Paul's supporters.) Over and over again we get examples of how those in government-- including Ron Paul's own party--and in the mainstream media are going to great lengths to FABRICATE reality. They will tell you what the "in" beliefs are. They will MAKE the polls say what they want. They will tell YOU what "public opinion" is; they sure as heck won't ask the PUBLIC what their opinion is. Several mainstream "news" (read "statist propaganda") outlets have already been caught with egg on their face for covering up poll results favorable to Ron Paul. And when you can't hide the results, heck, just don't let the "undesirables" participate in the poll at all. If you think I'm kidding, check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3JqIvzayDs (For those of you who can't view it, the video shows that Republican party officials barred Ron Paul supporters from participating in the Texas straw poll, despite the fact that those supporters had pre-registered and paid to be allowed to do so. How convenient: "Hey, not very many people want Ron Paul to be the GOP nominee--at least, not many of the people we let through do.") Remember, a Constitutional "authority" is NOT what I want, nor do I care what the general public wants--which almost never matches what I want. But in this instance it's both amusing and sickening to watch a lot of real, "normal" people trying to make their voices heard, over the manufactured, fabricated message of the ruling class mouthpieces. Every empty-headed "reporter" and talk show host who proclaims that Ron Paul has no chance is saying, "Gosh, I HOPE he has no chance, because if he can beat the guys WE are portraying as the respectable candidates, then we're losing our power and influence!" And they are. And exposing that fact, all by itself, makes supporting Ron Paul worthwhile. ( www.ronpaul2008.com ) Sincerely, Larken Rose http://www.larkenrose.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Note: This signature can be verified at https://www.hushtools.com/verify Charset: UTF8 Version: Hush 2.5 wpwEAQECAAYFAkc4hCoACgkQGmVFo/iGj334NAQAqMhgti7xncoVV0OYwZMYxyaQkt4P kYm0ZHpWDjnJCRSlZOEuPiZ2+4EOYqp14Swh7hrFzqyurvyIK8sWfTN5wI7bXG5tDtUy Pq0h74YgF1xWiqQhm/jPkTVxMCT2CXWiL9UXkn0dMa7cdjqnWoWZqDXTeuS/xirId52d XyD5x7s= =sly1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe, send a blank message to tmds-on@mail-list.com To contact the list owner, send your message to tmds-list-owner@mail-list.com