[Vision2020] Fw: On Ron Paul and Racism

[Paul Rumelhart]

I sent this only to Sue, when I meant to send it to the list.

Paul


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From: Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com>
To: Sue Hovey <suehovey at moscow.com> 
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] On Ron Paul and Racism
 

It doesn't negate the evidence.  For what it's worth, he claims that he didn't write those newsletters that were put out in his name.  Like you've shown, a person can be compassionate and still be racist.  Being racist is not a black and white thing, no pun intended.  It's something that can change over a period of years.  I grew up in a casually racist household, and had to unlearn much of that over the years, as did my parents.  It's easy to fall into that trap when you grow up with it and everyone around you thinks the same thing.  As society changed, so did those around me, and so did I.


I've said this many times on the Viz:  I'm not looking for Jesus Christ or Gandhi when I'm looking for a Presidential candidate to vote for.  I want someone who will perform well in the job.

So the question is, assuming he is some kind of die-hard racist from the sixties like he's being portrayed, is he going to deny blacks the right to vote or serve on juries?

Racism, like abortion and gay marriage, are all "theatrical issues".  They are issues that are tossed out to the American public like scraps to hungry dogs for them to fight over.  While they are important in and of themselves, they are really meant to distract us from realizing that we have more power than we think we do.  In my opinion we should concentrate on our civil liberties, and in stopping the steady power buildup for the Executive branch that's been going on for years.  That's far more dangerous to us in the short term than any of these hot button issues are.  Like Sunil said in another post, it's all about priorities.

Paul



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 From: Sue Hovey <suehovey at moscow.com>
To: Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com> 
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 10:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] On Ron Paul and Racism
 

It’s a lovely story, Paul. And a powerful instance of Ron Paul’s 
compassion, but how does it negate the evidence of his racism in those published 
reports?  My Texas grandfather was a racist through and through, yet he 
performed kind and generous acts to the people he belittled, and to whom he 
would have denied the vote, the right to serve on juries (along with women) and 
most especially the right to sit up front in public transportation.  
 
Sue H.        
From: Paul Rumelhart 
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 10:18 PM
To: vision2020 at moscow.com 
Subject: [Vision2020] On Ron Paul and Racism
  Here is a video in response to allegations of racism being leveled at Ron 
Paul.  It was made by "Revolution PAC", a "superPAC" whose sole purpose is 
to get Ron Paul elected. It's entitled "The Compassion of Dr. Ron Paul":
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rv0Z5SNrF4
 
If we're going to attack Ron Paul with allegations of racism on the list, I 
thought it might be nice to see what his side has to say.
 
Paul

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