I am emphatically NOT an Obama supporter.
But, I kind of hope Obama gets in again. That way the Democrats will wear the responsibility for the demise of America. If the liberty movement can take over the GOP (and it should be able to), then they will be a clear choice to turn to in 4 years.
...:clap: true, it seems that in all probability, most people cannot connect the dots as for causes & effects, long/medium term, so I was thinking myself, WHAT IF, what IF, by some miracle, Ron Paul gets elected, he starts his (inevitable) cuts programmes, the economy plummets (inevitably, short term), he slashes government left and right - making loads of enemies here too..
...and than what? Where's his support coming from, at that stage? Where's society, united by the vision of necessary (if very painful) changes, to get back on the healthy track? Where is the determination and focus, to get united through that painful (if necessary) period of time.
Add to the mix all the incredibly powerful, vested interest, which is most interested in keeping things the way they currently are, and who will do everything they can, to discredit, character-assassinate, meddle in, and generally, pour the sand on the gears of any significant changes, trying to be made?
I don't know, but it seems to me, that it is maybe better to loose that one (or even few more) battles, educate people in the mean time, gain wide-spread grassroots support, build that bottom-up pressure and universally shared vision, and maybe even let this whole shit house crumble first on it's own accord - to emerge from the ruins, with a new proposition (liberty) - rather than winning the battle here, been confronted with the shit hitting the fan (quite probably during the next term), and blamed for all the consequences of decades of ill-management of the society - despite doing everything to right the previous wrongs? I mean, who attempts to clear the current mess, will face enormous resistance and difficulties.
I mean, I do not see any way forward for the whole western world, without a significant pain to be brought on all members of the society - Ron Paul or not, he's not a magician, he is just a guy with a great integrity, and understanding of the most important principles, that would be necessary to be in place, to create a robust framework for a thriving, healthy society. And even righting all the wrongs that have been done in last decades, won't cure the situation overnight - this is just too big a thing, the whole economy/society/country, and it takes time to turn it over. And I am afraid, that the time and costs required for the initial pain to be effective, and start curing the ills, is much longer, than the patience of american voters will last.
EDIT. PS: And I am not picking on Americans here, I think pretty much whole of the western world is in the same shit, socially and socio-economically. Sad thing, and maybe even scarry.