Why I’m Voting for Ron Paul

No other candidate this election is causing more controversy than Ron Paul, and it’s not surprising, this is after all his 3^rd attempt to achieve the distinguished privilege of being President of the United States. This 3^rd attempt however seems to be his best performance yet. With only 10 days remaining until the Iowa Caucuses, the 76 year old hopeful appears to be leading the GOP in the state which is seen as an indicator of candidates’ momentum heading toward nomination.

I admit, this will not be the first time I’ve voted for Ron Paul. After watching a documentary called “Freedom to Fascism” by the late popular film producer Aaron Russo in 2007, I became awakened to a whole new sense of reality. I began to realize that banking interests had largely bought off politicians and were now controlling our government by manipulating its economics and bribing its leaders. In that film a quirky looking old politician was interviewed whose name happened to be Ron Paul. As my fascination with this film slowly turned to obsession I spent every waking hour learning as much as I could about this unseen system of control. I saw how government and large corporations seem to be working together. I watched as major banks collapsed under the weight of their own corruption, and I continued to watch while the Government of the United States, a government I finance, propped up corrupt banks. I watched as the media smeared Ron Paul as unelectable and downright crazy during the primary only to give him non-stop interviews when his predictions turned to reality with the 2008 housing crisis. I watched a president who promised to end the wars overseas and bring our troops home, instead expanded the existing wars, entered new wars, and prepared for further expansion into states like Syria and Iran. I watched the same man, forget many of the promises of his election in favor of the status quo. I watched as the 99% gathered, and I watched as they were systematically and violently silenced. I watched the media and the government conspired over and over with each other. I’ve watched this horror long enough, at times, I’ve been paralyzed in fear by it.

I believe as Americans many of us know something is very wrong in this country. We sift through the ashes of our once great and prosperous land discussing and debating our findings, but for some reason, at the end of the day, we choose to focus on the things we disagree about, instead of looking at our common beliefs. We focus on our divisions and therefore we stand divided, and soon if we do not act we will be conquered.

Ron Paul has stood against many of the evils I see in the world around me, while all other candidates seem to be a part of it. Ron Paul stands against wars in the middle east, he stands against the international banking interests eroding our sovereignty, and funneling our wealth into the hands of a few. Ron Paul stands against the police state that is taking hold in America. Ron Paul stands for the freedom of the people and the liberation of humanity though leadership and example, instead of guns and bombs.

I’m voting for Ron Paul because the alternative candidate is my AR-15 and quite frankly I’m desperate for peace.