I think it's now fair to say, the RON PAUL R3VOLUTION isn't happening today, or anytime in the near future.
I say this with no condescension or amusement. I say this with a little sadness . Truth tellers are rare and almost never popular in their time. Ron Paul may not be "right" on every issue, but I think it's fair to say that he tried to tell the truth. For that, at the very least, I think he, his campaign, and his supporters should be celebrated.
His surge of support was fueled by a relatively small minority of motivated people. For some, it was merely the latest fad; for others Ron Paul was a person to project their fringe wild-eyed views onto. For a great number though, Ron Paul was a person of integrity who endeavored to tell the truth and struggled in an honest way to address those truths within the political sphere. Sadly, this often meant his "talking points" were confusing and not easily understood. Some of the realities he painted were bleak and not terribly comfortable. For anyone wanting a reassuring comfortable candidate, Ron Paul surely did not fit the bill.
I find it fitting that "Super Tuesday" fell within days of the Super Bowl. Politics is simply another game. Giants' fans get to have some good fun at Patriots' fans expense. "Ha Ha! Your side lost!!" The Internet is exploding with comments just like this at Ron Paul supporters' expense.
It isn't really a game though and I think these people miss the point. We still have a war in Iraq. We still have government entitlements promised which cannot possibly be financed in the coming years. We still have the threat of a recession. We still have the impact of our meddlesome foreign policies. We still have a lifestyle which requires more & more layers of debt to sustain.
These are still realities and their consequences loom just on the horizon. It saddens me that politicians promise ever increasing benefits and, consequently, make people increasingly dependent on a system which must inevitably fail. When it fails, we will ruin the very people we were claiming to help. These people will realize, all too late, that they are on their own. I firmly believe that many of us will see this in our lifetime.
Please understand, this isn't a doomsday fetish I have. This is merely a reasonable conclusion when you consider our current lifestyle and the layers of debt we are amassing to support this lifestyle.
With all of this though, I have hope. Hundreds of thousands of seeds have been planted. I believe a greater percentage of young people "get" this. Ron Paul has stated over & over again, "this is not about me, this is about the message". The message is still true and it is still strong. Ron Paul will never be president. But that doesn't mean the R3VOLUTION is dead, it has only begun. As a nation, if we choose to ignore all of this, reality itself will bring these issues to the forefront. Perhaps then these seeds will have come to fruition and we will have leaders prepared for the challenge.
Perhaps that leader, is you?