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Originally Posted by c.t.ner
The funny thing is that at the MacPherson OccupyDC camp, some one has set up a Ron Paul Tent and is representing Ron Paul there (I don't know if that's approved by the Ron Paul campaign). I don't know if that's the overall view of the entire OccupyDC camp, but it is neat to see that differing opinions are encouraged.
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Definitely interesting. I really like the guy's message. He's not a corporate robot on stage at the debates. He actually addresses things other candidates are afraid to talk about. He supports ending the US presence in Iraq because it's costing lives and money unecessarily, and pretty much enidng any US military presence overseas that is costing the US money unecessarily. His reasoning equates to 'how can you support other people around the world if you can't even support yourself?' And this is the poo that America sits right in today. And it's completely true.
He's against nation-building, and wants to focus the military budget for homeland purposes only. He also wants to end the Federal Reserve, which the US has used to just print more and more money to pay for things. He also predicted the 2008 economic collapse, five years before it happened. He's also been right on a host of other economic predictions since the 1980's. Dude knows his #####, that's for sure.
In my opinion, this guy is way ahead of his time, and this is why Americans aren't ready to vote for him yet... but his message is starting to resonate with dissatisfied citizens and other politicians as well, and these Occupy movements are a result of policies he's been fighting to change for so long.