We might not see any changes for the better during the next administration, but at least we have hope. In his latest column, Ron Paul congratulates Barack Obama for winning the Presidency and relates the following dreams:
- that we can become a more just and colorblind society where respect for the individual overcomes group mentality [this would presumably include the elimination of racist programs like "Affirmative Action"]
- that new government programs and efforts that effectively prolong the financial crisis do not interfere with American productivity
- that Obama will change our foreign policy and avert violence and war through diplomacy
But at the same time, Ron Paul realizes that talk and election promises don’t always translate into specific actions and policies. He remains deeply concerned about our future.
Hopes for the Future
by Ron Paul
With the election behind us, our country turns hopeful eyes to the future. I have a few hopes of my own.
I congratulate our first African-American president-elect. Martin Luther King, Jr. certainly would be proud to see this day. We are stronger for embracing diversity, and I am hopeful that we can continue working through the tensions and wrongs of the past and become a more just and colorblind society. I hope this new administration will help bring us together, and not further divide us. I have always found that freedom is the best way to break down barriers. A free society emphasizes the importance of individuals, and not because they are part of a certain group. That’s the only way equal justice can be achieved.
We will face more tough economic problems during this new administration. In fact, the worst is yet to come. A vast amount of problematic mortgages have not begun to reset their variable interest rates and go into default. We already have unprecedented deficits, spending is out of control, and more big industries are coming to government with their hands out. My hope is that this administration will handle this economic crisis better than the interventionists and big government spenders of the 1930′s, the bureaucrats that prolonged the Depression. I hope that new government programs and spiderwebs of red tape do not pop up to interfere with American productivity, and that we can quickly get our financial footing again. We have to understand that an economic correction needs to take place and the only way out of the coming recession is to go through it. Efforts to avoid it can only prolong it. I hope we can somehow find our way back to sound money and reject corporate cronyism.
We cannot address our budget problems at home without changing our disastrous foreign policy abroad. I am hopeful that the new administration can take on the mantle of peace and diplomacy in foreign policy that many Americans feel they were promised. Many other nations also have this hope, which exudes from their congratulatory sentiments offered after the election. They hope that national sovereignty will be respected. They hope that through diplomacy violence and war can be averted. I hope so too. One thing is unquestionable: our aggressive foreign policy of the past has been costly, in blood and in treasure. Our treasure is running out, and fewer volunteers are stepping up to enable that foreign policy. So for these reasons, if we are to continue to have an all-volunteer military, and see prosperity again in the future, I have every reason to hope our foreign policy will change. In order for it to remain the same, mandatory military service would have to return, as well as accelerated theft through debt and inflation to pay for it. I have a hard time imagining popular support for these policies, simply for the sake of war and conquest, when we clearly want peace.
I have many hopes for the future in this time of transition. But I have seen this country face many forks in the road, and sadly take the wrong one too many times. We have heard a lot of talk, and it remains to be seen what actions and specific policies that talk will translate into. So while I may be hopeful, I remain deeply concerned about our future.
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Please vote no for the Auto Bailout–
If they fail–they will begin anew the next day without the Unions and then be able to add new technology without corrupt unions dictating each move. Please allow the American People to show their ingenuity and strength that has made this country the finest in the world.
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Please vote no for the Auto Bailout–
If they fail–they will begin anew the next day without the Unions and then be able to add new technology without corrupt unions dictating each move. Please allow the American People to show their ingenuity and strength that has made this country the finest in the world.
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A lot of people (on other websites) are upset about this column. However, on second reading there are two points that catch the eye.
Most importantly, this is the first time that Ron Paul has uncharacteristically based an entire column on “hope”. Is he trying to tell us something? “Hope”, of course, was one of Obama’s surprisingly captivating yet utterly meaningless one-word slogans: http://www.barack-obama-sua.info/barack-obama-hope/
Second, Ron Paul writes, “A free society emphasizes the importance of individuals, and not because they are part of a certain group.” Yet, he doesn’t even mention Barack Obama (an individual) by name… not even once throughout the entire column! And one would be hard pressed to describe Obama in a less personal and colorblind way than “our first African-American president-elect”.
Here’s hoping that these hidden hints are nothing other than the Paulian version of “and yet it moves”.
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I agree… we all need to remain active and spread the message, now more so than ever before.
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Jacob,
The last sentence of your comment rubbed me the wrong way. (I think I can safely assume you didn’t mean it how I interpreted it, but..) To rephrase: “I hope all that believe in individual liberties and uphold the constitution will keep up the fight and remain powerful voices for peace and freedom.”
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I hope much of the same, but let’s be realistic… Obama was member of a radical black church for two decades, he is a socialist who wants to spread the wealth around, and he swore eternal allegiance to the Zionist warmongers. Unless Obama applies some of that “change” to himself we’re in for a very tough 4-8 years. I hope Ron Paul keeps up the fight and remains our much needed voice for peace and freedom.
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