Comments on: American Empire: Before the Fall http://www.ronpaul.com/2010-07-06/american-empire-before-the-fall/ Ron Paul is America's leading voice for limited, constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, sound money, and a pro-American foreign policy. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:21:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Yvonnehttp://www.ronpaul.com/2010-07-06/american-empire-before-the-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-114405 Yvonne Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:41:02 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=6622#comment-114405 They weren't opposed to French interventionism on our behalf? Ok. True enough. At the time though; England was an empire building ,war mongering nation which was running out of cash and imposing taxes on us to pay for it. Sound familiar? I don't think that being an under dog in the war and accepting help from another of the English empire's enemies, is the same thing as becoming and empire builder ourselves. Also the fact that Jefferson had residence in France and let American's use it is not exactly policy making. That was just the personal actions of one man who had residence in two countries. They weren’t opposed to French interventionism on our behalf?
Ok. True enough.
At the time though; England was an empire building ,war mongering nation which was running out of cash and imposing taxes on us to pay for it. Sound familiar?
I don’t think that being an under dog in the war and accepting help from another of the English empire’s enemies, is the same thing as becoming and empire builder ourselves.
Also the fact that Jefferson had residence in France and let American’s use it is not exactly policy making. That was just the personal actions of one man who had residence in two countries.

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]]> By: Yvonnehttp://www.ronpaul.com/2010-07-06/american-empire-before-the-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-114403 Yvonne Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:31:31 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=6622#comment-114403 Attacking the Barbary pirates was a good move on our part. But what happened next? Did we go into the Middle East and set up bases in a pre-emptive effort to end piracy? No. No we didn't. What if our answer to those attacks had been to ignore the boats and pirates on the waters and set up a base in the Middle East? What if co-incidentally the army bases helped protected miners? What if we had army bases protecting miners in the mid-east while pirates in the open seas were left un checked? That's akin to what is happening now. Attacking the Barbary pirates was a good move on our part. But what happened next? Did we go into the Middle East and set up bases in a pre-emptive effort to end piracy? No. No we didn’t.
What if our answer to those attacks had been to ignore the boats and pirates on the waters and set up a base in the Middle East? What if co-incidentally the army bases helped protected miners? What if we had army bases protecting miners in the mid-east while pirates in the open seas were left un checked?
That’s akin to what is happening now.

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]]> By: Benhttp://www.ronpaul.com/2010-07-06/american-empire-before-the-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-114357 Ben Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:25:09 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=6622#comment-114357 Really? All of them? Can you back that up?They weren't opposed to French interventionism on our behalf. Really? All of them? Can you back that up?

They weren’t opposed to French interventionism on our behalf.

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]]> By: Benhttp://www.ronpaul.com/2010-07-06/american-empire-before-the-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-114356 Ben Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:24:00 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=6622#comment-114356 "Neutrality and non-entanglements were the North Stars of foreign policy... The Republic would not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy."Uh, yeah...in a sense. I'm well aware of Washington's Farwell Address and all, but did you ever ask yourself why we went to war with the Barbary pirates on two occassions? Those were the original Islamic terrorists. We went all the way to North Africa (an incredible distance in those days before airplanes) and stomped their guts out. That's the way we should do things these days. In any case, that's not "non-interventionism". That's killing bad guys, a foreign policy I whole heartedly agree with and Ron Paul wholeheartedly opposes.I wouldn't say that we currently have a stance of neutrailty and non-entanglement. Not in this day and age. If that were the case, we wouldn't have any allies. Are we not supposed to have allies or something? There's nothing in the constitution about it. That's Washington's philosophy and not necessarily a principle of American law or policy.In any case, we aren't looking for enemies abroad. The enemies are there, they are real, and we can ignore them at our own peril. “Neutrality and non-entanglements were the North Stars of foreign policy… The Republic would not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy.”

Uh, yeah…in a sense. I’m well aware of Washington’s Farwell Address and all, but did you ever ask yourself why we went to war with the Barbary pirates on two occassions? Those were the original Islamic terrorists. We went all the way to North Africa (an incredible distance in those days before airplanes) and stomped their guts out. That’s the way we should do things these days. In any case, that’s not “non-interventionism”. That’s killing bad guys, a foreign policy I whole heartedly agree with and Ron Paul wholeheartedly opposes.

I wouldn’t say that we currently have a stance of neutrailty and non-entanglement. Not in this day and age. If that were the case, we wouldn’t have any allies. Are we not supposed to have allies or something? There’s nothing in the constitution about it. That’s Washington’s philosophy and not necessarily a principle of American law or policy.

In any case, we aren’t looking for enemies abroad. The enemies are there, they are real, and we can ignore them at our own peril.

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]]> By: Bottomlinehttp://www.ronpaul.com/2010-07-06/american-empire-before-the-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-114320 Bottomline Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:31:28 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=6622#comment-114320 You go Yvonne! Gee I wonder what history tale told you that you little "FOREST" TROLL? You go Yvonne! Gee I wonder what history tale told you that you little “FOREST” TROLL?

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]]> By: Yvonnehttp://www.ronpaul.com/2010-07-06/american-empire-before-the-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-114308 Yvonne Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:58:49 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=6622#comment-114308 During the gold rush many if not most of the wars were perpetrated against american indians. Think of that. It wasn't the Founding fathers of New England it t was oil diggers...um....I mean gold diggers.... Think about it. During the gold rush many if not most of the wars were perpetrated against american indians. Think of that. It wasn’t the Founding fathers of New England it t was oil diggers…um….I mean gold diggers….
Think about it.

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]]> By: Foresthttp://www.ronpaul.com/2010-07-06/american-empire-before-the-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-114303 Forest Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:40:00 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=6622#comment-114303 By the way, the Native Americans might also disagree with your little starry-eyed belief that our Founding Fathers didn't completely agree in non-intervention. By the way, the Native Americans might also disagree with your little starry-eyed belief that our Founding Fathers didn’t completely agree in non-intervention.

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]]> By: Foresthttp://www.ronpaul.com/2010-07-06/american-empire-before-the-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-114302 Forest Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:34:04 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=6622#comment-114302 Really. So you are saying, for one quick example, Jefferson was opposed to intervention? Or are you saying that he wasn't a founding father?Letting his residence in France to be used as a meeting place for rebels during the French Revolution is considered non-interventionist?"Jefferson reached the limits of his influence when he attempted to intrude republican principles in Russia, Poland, Greece, and the emerging South American nations." Really. So you are saying, for one quick example, Jefferson was opposed to intervention? Or are you saying that he wasn’t a founding father?

Letting his residence in France to be used as a meeting place for rebels during the French Revolution is considered non-interventionist?

“Jefferson reached the limits of his influence when he attempted to intrude republican principles in Russia, Poland, Greece, and the emerging South American nations.”

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]]> By: Davidhttp://www.ronpaul.com/2010-07-06/american-empire-before-the-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-114301 David Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:32:26 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=6622#comment-114301 I do like your posts Machine, well thought out and full of reason and common sense.You are right as well, a simple examination of history is all that it takes in order to determine what can work and what will not, and what i've found is that any society which has tolerated any form of banking system or private control over its economy and means of exchange has eventually collapsed with absolute power and all of the wealth resting in the hands of a few, and the remainder being subjected to lives of abject poverty and servitude to that power. Alternately, in the very few instances where an economies means of exchange was freely produced as a public asset, with the single and only purpose of facilitating trade and production those societies grew and became ever more prosperous for as long as this condition was in effect, and until banks figured out a way to gain power and control over that currency which they have been progressively doing here until that control was absolute.The collapse has already begun, and their power and control over our political system is as absolute as their power and control over our currency by now, but by mass action by the population it would still be possible to destroy that power at this point and restore things to what they should be and as Franklin did prior to the revolution, where we would not only regain the freedom and prosperity which has been taken from us, but multiply it to many times more than it has ever been. Freedom and power cannot exist in the same space as one can only exist at the expense of the other, and eventually only one can remain. Kill the banks, we kill the power along with all of the problems they create to maintain and increase it, and only freedom and prosperity can remain in its place.This is what we need to motivate, and what many of us are trying to motivate at this point as well. I do like your posts Machine, well thought out and full of reason and common sense.

You are right as well, a simple examination of history is all that it takes in order to determine what can work and what will not, and what i’ve found is that any society which has tolerated any form of banking system or private control over its economy and means of exchange has eventually collapsed with absolute power and all of the wealth resting in the hands of a few, and the remainder being subjected to lives of abject poverty and servitude to that power. Alternately, in the very few instances where an economies means of exchange was freely produced as a public asset, with the single and only purpose of facilitating trade and production those societies grew and became ever more prosperous for as long as this condition was in effect, and until banks figured out a way to gain power and control over that currency which they have been progressively doing here until that control was absolute.

The collapse has already begun, and their power and control over our political system is as absolute as their power and control over our currency by now, but by mass action by the population it would still be possible to destroy that power at this point and restore things to what they should be and as Franklin did prior to the revolution, where we would not only regain the freedom and prosperity which has been taken from us, but multiply it to many times more than it has ever been. Freedom and power cannot exist in the same space as one can only exist at the expense of the other, and eventually only one can remain. Kill the banks, we kill the power along with all of the problems they create to maintain and increase it, and only freedom and prosperity can remain in its place.

This is what we need to motivate, and what many of us are trying to motivate at this point as well.

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]]> By: Bottomlinehttp://www.ronpaul.com/2010-07-06/american-empire-before-the-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-114296 Bottomline Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:55:32 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=6622#comment-114296 The founding fathers were also opposed to intervention of other countries because of the long term impact it has casued this great nation of ours to police them. The founding fathers were also opposed to intervention of other countries because of the long term impact it has casued this great nation of ours to police them.

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