Against Jingoism and Hypocrisy by Ron Paul

by | Aug 1, 2008 | ,

Statement before the US House of Representatives, July 30, 2008, on H. RES. 1370, Calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to immediately end abuses of the human rights of its citizens Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to this resolution, which is yet another meaningless but provocative condemnation of China. It is this kind of jingoism that has led to such a low opinion of the United States abroad. Certainly I do not condone human rights abuses, wherever they may occur,...

Beware Of Veeps Bearing Gifts

by | Jul 20, 2008 | ,

Over 3,100 years ago, the Greeks pretended to sail home defeated by the Trojans. Apparently, they had left a huge wooden horse at the city gates as a parting gift for the Gods. The Trojans were euphoric that the Greeks had finally relented and given up their ten-year assault on Troy. After the Trojans brought the horse inside the city gates and fell asleep that night, the Greeks quietly crawled out from inside the horse to open the gates for their awaiting army. They then destroyed Troy and...

Poor Scott

by | Jul 14, 2008 | ,

Listening to the Kaos archive. Listening to Scott respond to the lie that Bush’s failures have debunked the “free market.”

Yes, it’s frustrating. Maybe this will be a good thing about an Obama presidency: His fascism won’t be blamed on free enterprise. On the other hand, no matter how many Arabs he slaughters, the rightwing will say a “peaceful” foreign policy is leading to our problems, just as Bill Clinton’s “neglect” supposedly led to 9/11.