I've quoted from this article to some excess because it impressed me so much. I think you'll agree, and that we'll both agree these words should be heard very clearly by every American.
"There are almost no national politicians that base their positions on an over-arching set of principles maintained consistently across the issues. An example would be Ron Paul. I can’t think of any others. In general they are lying, hypocritical, deceitful cowards cloaking their manipulative actions in sheep’s clothing.
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As a nation, almost everything we do is driven by hidden agendas with superficially noble intentions. Just look at acts passed by Congress such as the "Patriot Act" or even entire institutions such as the Federal Reserve.
The Patriot Act is clearly something the founding patriots fought a revolution to overthrow in terms of the Bill of Rights. The Federal Reserve is not an institution of the Federal Government, and there is nothing on reserve. As a rule of thumb, you can predict that the nature of a Federal Act is the opposite of what it claims to be.
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The children of this nation are also learning well the lesson that a million Iraqis or Afghanis are not worth the life of one American ...
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What is missing is the moral compass. You are wasting your time arguing with them, "informing" them, or trying to change them."
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In terms of interpersonal relations, these books on manipulative behavior have changed my life. But in terms of what they mean for our nation, it is a terminal diagnosis. Historically empires collapse not because the people had a change of heart, but because a greater force such as bankruptcy or defeat in war put an end to it.
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The "Never Again" attitude after the Vietnam War has been replaced with "Again and Again" today.
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Bill
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