Subject:
Mentioning the Unmentionable

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Dear Subscriber,

Since I've been sending out so many apparently pro-Ron Paul
messages lately (actually, more anti-anti-Ron Paul messages), I
want to keep throwing in reminders that I'm no limited statist, and
Ron Paul is no anarchist. Because he advocates far LESS
authoritarian coercion than anyone else, however, I would much
prefer to have him at the helm of the inherently illegitimate
federal machine.

But what I think is the REAL benefit of having him in the race,
even if he loses, is the fact that, unlike ANY other candidate, he
dares to talk about underlying principles and philosophy. I just
came across the following article on his web site:

http://www.ronpaul2008.com/articles/161/what-does-freedom-really-
mean/

Imagine a presidential candidate admitting that ALL "government" is
force, and that "democracy" is not freedom; absence of "government"
coercion is freedom. Elsewhere, he even quoted Frederick Bastiat,
saying that if you and I have no right to use violence, than
neither does "government." Holy smokes!

Yesterday I watched a tape of a recent New Hampshire "debate"
between Republican candidates. As always, all of the cloned
statists glossed over the fact that all of their "plans" and
"programs" for various things (energy, health care, etc.) are based
on state COERCION. That's all "law" is: threats of force used to
coerce people into to doing (or not doing) things based on what
politicians think is best.

The collectivists are safe as long as the public "debate" deals
only with what KIND of centralized "government" coercion and
oppression we should have. But when someone like Ron Paul starts
calling a spade a spade, and pointing out the coercive nature of
ALL "government," it's no wonder the power elite want him ridiculed
and excluded. Nothing messes up their power game more quickly than
someone who wants to question the underlying philosophical
assumptions upon which ALL statist rhetoric is based. Every
candidate pretends to be for "change," and pretends to want an open
discussion of ideas and issues. And every one is lying through his
teeth, except for Ron Paul.

Sincerely,


Larken Rose
http://www.tyrantbook.com

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