All right Hersh, since you asked
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Please explain why you think Ron Paul is evil ? I need to hear your logic.
Evil isn't really the right word. I just used "evil" because that's the word that Hersch used, and I wanted to use the same language to help make my point.
I don't think any of the candidates are evil. And I don't think that Ron Paul is any better than the rest of them. Different stance? Yes. But "better"? No.
I also think it's very extremist for MC to say "If you're a real American, vote for Ron Paul!" One candidate does NOT a nation make. Nor does one candidate embody all American ideals. Our constitution is so flexible and open to interpretation (as the forefathers intended), that every single candidate, no matter how different their views, probably believes themselves to do right by it.
By the same token, I also believe that one candidate will not bring about the "revolution". That's part of the reason why there is such a system of checks in balances in the constitution in the first place. Our founding fathers had their fill of giving one person too much power. So the constitution makes it very difficult, if not impossible, for one single person to generate tremendous, lasting change in our country.
If there is a "revolution", it must include Congress and the judicial system, too. And it will take years. Maybe even decades, if you consider that Supreme Court judges serve for life. That's why I'm usually more interested in congressional elections than presidential elections. I believe that change will begin with Congress, the most direct voice of the people. Not the president.
*gets off soapbox*
And one other thing....South Park has some very good social and political satire in it. If you haven't seen it, I would recommend it.