Why is Ron Paul so Popular?
Ron Paul is an Internet phenemenon. No matter where you look online, it seems you can't go without seeing a mention of Ron Paul. I don't understand why this man is so popular, though. I can see some appeal in pretty much any candidate for pretty much any crowd, but it seems as though people who want a better America in many ways are flocking to people like Ron Paul, which simply baffles me.
RON PAUL IS JUST AS CONSERVATIVE AS GEORGE BUSH
This is probably the number one reason I don't understand such a crowd gathering on the Ron Paul bandwagon. Last I knew, everyone hated Bush and wanted to end the war. Somehow everyone likes Ron Paul, though. I mean, yes, he wants to end the war, but otherwise, he wants to limit the rights of homosexuals and women. He pretty much hates immigrants, and wants to withdraw from NATO and the UN.
RON PAUL WANTS TO KILL THE POOR
Ron Paul votes against government spending regularly, this means he does not condone social security, health care, or welfare programs. Imagine a world where you have a career for your best years and in the Autumn of those years, you can't even get a decent living wage because there's no more social security. This means more people in the work force and a job market where it's nearly impossible to find a job. This means there will be more poor people, and without welfare programs, how will they survive? On top of that, if you should find a way to lead a regular life and you have a decent career, what happens if you take a fall and get hurt? No health care coverage means you have to pay everything out of your own pocket. You can't win with this guy.
RON PAUL IS TRIGGER-HAPPY
Ron Paul also supports holding up the second amendment, which gives the people of the nation the right to bear arms. Which means more murders. And more school shootings. And many more terrible situations as such, because we can't get out of the mindset that someone is going to come after us with a gun, so we need guns to fight back. I've stated it before, completely seriously, what happened to sword fighting? That would be slightly more fair, if you ask me. Regardless, crime goes up when there are less restrictions on this amendment.
RON PAUL = GEORGE H.W. BUSH?
Ron Paul wants to do away with taxes entirely. While this may sound well and good, what, then, happens with your schools? After school programs die when taxes are done away with, government spending is killed, kids get dumber (and more Republicans get elected). He has stated that he will never raise taxes, a claim similar to the one George H.W. Bush made while he was bidding for the Oval Office. You know how that turned out.
RON PAUL AGREES WITH ME ON SOME THINGS
Surprisingly enough, the above statement is true. Ron Paul supports Constitutional rights, Net neutrality, and he opposes the Patriot Act and basically anything that would make us less unique. He also wants to get us out of Iraq and is noted as being the first person to officially stand against the war. While that is all and good, it is not enough to draw my vote. Which leads me to my next thought...
WHEN I SAID VOTE MEGARON '08, I WAS NOT TALKING ABOUT RON PAUL
Yeah. Next...
RON PAUL MAKES ME HAPPY
Because he'll never be elected. And if he is, I'm taking everyone and everything near and dear to me and getting the fuck out of this country.