[Vision2020] For what it's worth ....... Fw: On Ron Paul and Racism

[Wayne Price]

Question:

Then why even have states?  If we did away with that layer of  
government, look at all the tax money it would save. Just let the  
National Government  run government and that way everybody, no matter  
where they live in the US would be playing under the SAME set of rules.

Wayne





On Dec 31, 2011, at 12:03 PM, Saundra Lund wrote:

> In part, Paul wrote:
> “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.”
>
> Yes, I do suppose it’s a lot easier to look at issues like racism,  
> abortion, and gay marriage as “theatrical issues” when you’re not  
> the minority family unable to rent a home due to racism, and you’re  
> not the 17-year-old incest victim forced to carry your granddaddy’s  
> baby or risk death from a backdoor abortion, and you’re not the  
> lesbian at risk of losing custody of your children born via IVF to  
> your now-deceased 15 year partner because her family never  
> “approved” of the non-marriage.
>
> Yuppers – I guess for some, it is a lot easier to take the position  
> that those issues, while “important,” really are just “theatrical  
> issues” when one isn’t the target, when one lacks of empathy . . .  
> or when one lacks the sense God gave a billy goat.
>
> Not in my America.  I agree with Sue’s comment, “All rights and even  
> some privileges should belong to all citizens” and shouldn’t depend  
> on where in the US one lives.
>
> Paul also wrote:
> “In my opinion we should concentrate on our civil liberties . . .”
>
> I guess I’m unclear as to how you define “civil liberties,” but  
> reproductive freedom & gay marriage both fit into my definition of  
> the right of privacy, which is an important US civil liberty.
>
>
> Saundra Lund
> Moscow, ID
>
> The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people  
> to do nothing.
> ~ Edmund Burke
>
> From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com 
> ] On Behalf Of Paul Rumelhart
> Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 9:37 AM
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: [Vision2020] Fw: On Ron Paul and Racism
>
> I sent this only to Sue, when I meant to send it to the list.
>
> Paul
>
> ----- Forwarded Message -----
> 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
>
> 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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