Ron Paul: The Soviet Union detonated its first nuclear bomb on August 29, 1949, leading to the doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction, shared by both the USA and the Soviets. The unwritten agreement by the two super powers deterred nuclear war with an implied threat to blow up the world, if need be, to defend each of their interests.
I well remember the Cuban missile crises of October 1962, having been drafted into the military at that time. Mutually Assured Destruction had significant meaning to the whole world during this period. This crisis, along with the escalating ill-advised Vietnam War, made me very much aware of the problems the world faced during the five years I served as a USAF flight surgeon.
It was with great pleasure and hope that I observed the collapse of the Soviet Empire between 1989 and 1991. This breakup verified the early predictions by the free market economists, like Ludwig Von Mises, that communism would self-destruct because of the deeply flawed economic theories embedded in socialism. Our nukes were never needed because ideas are more powerful than the Weapons of War.
Many Americans at the time were boldly hopeful that we would benefit from a generous peace dividend. Sadly, it turned out to be a wonderful opportunity wasted. There was to be no “beating their swords into plowshares,” even though history shows that without weapons and war there’s more food and prosperity for the people. Unfortunately, our leaders decided on another course that served the special interests who benefit from constant wars and the arbitrary rearrangement of national borders for control of national resources.
Instead of a peace dividend from ending the policy of Mutually Assured Destruction, US leaders opted for a foreign policy of American world domination as its sole super power. It was all in the spirit of Woodrow Wilson’s idealistic goal of “making the world safe for democracy” by pursuing a war to end all wars.
The mantra became that American exceptionalism morally required us to spread our dominance world-wide by force. US world dominance, by whatever means, became our new bipartisan foreign policy. There was to be no peace dividend, though our enemies were virtually non-existent.
In many ways America had been “exceptional” but in an opposite manner from the neo-con driven foreign policy of the last 20 years. If America indeed has something good to offer the cause of peace, prosperity, and liberty it must be spread through persuasion and by example; not by intimidation, bribes and war.
Maintaining world domination is based on an intellectually and financially bankrupt idea that generates dependency, war, loss of civil liberties, inflation and debt, all of which contribute to our economic crisis.
Saddest of all, this policy of American domination and exceptionalism has allowed us to become an aggressor nation, supporting pre-emptive war, covert destabilization, foreign occupations, nation building, torture and assassinations. This policy has generated hatred toward Americans and provides the incentive for almost all of the suicide attacks against us and our allies.
To continue to believe the fiction that the militants hate us for our freedoms and wealth may even result in more attacks against us — that is, unless our national bankruptcy brings us to our knees and forces us to bring our troops home.
Expanding our foreign military intervention overseas as a cure for the attacks against us, tragically, only guarantees even more attacks. We must someday wake up, be honest with ourselves, and reject the notion that we’re spreading freedom and America’s goodness around the world. We cannot justify our policy by claiming our mission is to secure American freedoms and protect our Constitution. That is not believable. This policy is doomed to fail on all fronts.
The policy of Mutually Assured Destruction has been gone now for 20 years, and that is good.
The policy of American domination of the world, as nation builder-in-chief and policeman of the world, has failed and must be abandoned—if not as a moral imperative, then certainly out of economic necessity.
My humble suggestion is to replace it with a policy of Mutually Assured Respect. This requires no money and no weapons industry, or other special interests demanding huge war profits or other advantages.
This requires simply tolerance of others cultures and their social and religious values, and the giving up of all use of force to occupy or control other countries and their national resources. Many who disagree choose to grossly distort the basic principles shared by the world’s great religions: the Golden Rule, the Ten Commandments, and the cause of peace. Religions all too often are distorted and used to justify the violence engaged in for arbitrary power.
A policy of Mutually Assured Respect would result in the U.S.:
- Treating other nations exactly as we expect others to treat us.
- Offering friendship with all who seek it.
- Participating in trade with all who are willing.
- Refusing to threaten, bribe or occupy any other nation.
Seeking an honest system of commodity money that no single country can manipulate for a trade advantage. Without this, currency manipulation becomes a tool of protectionism and prompts retaliation with tariffs and various regulations. This policy, when it persists, is dangerous and frequently leads to real wars.
Mutually Assured Respect offers a policy of respect, trade and friendship and rejects threats, sanctions and occupations.
This is the only practical way to promote peace, harmony and economic well-being to the maximum number of people in the world.
Mutually Assured Respect may not be perfect but far better than Mutually Assured Destruction or unilateral American dominance.
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Ron, ask the CIA how number of times our respected friends have back stabbed the U.S.. Ask them why South Korea is clearly backstabbing the u.s.. South Korea is exporting nuclear material to the middle east and it has shipped weapons to rogue middle east nations. North Korea does the same. South Korea also plans to sell nuclear reactors to middle east countries . South Korea also hates our best companies. Apple recently had to sue a South Korean company to stop it from making ipad copies.
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Jews did 911 and all world wars and depressions. Those who do not name the enemy by name like Paul are COMPLICIT IN THEIR CRIMES. COMMUNISM IS JEWISH.
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Like all ideal ideas, it assumes the other side shares these values. Nevertheless, Ron Paul has a basic approach to government that is more sustainable that the approach that has been applied in the past by both Democrats and Republicans. Unfortunately, his approach is doomed because the present approach is supported by too many powerful interests to be changed simply by electing a different president. Obama was expected to make changes as well but he was also stopped by the same powers.
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United States need this man! Sadly I believe he will not be able to get the jewish support as he is not that much proisrael. Without Israels lobbyer backing him, he can not win.
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I LOVE this this video.
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I will be voting for Ron Paul in the Wisconsin Republican Primary.
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There is no way to tolerate intolerance, and respect is never mutual with jihadists. We need to realize that while our foreign policy certainly accelerated the rate at which terrorism came to our door step, it would have come regardless.
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7 minutes of rational, articulate thought by a political candidate….. Who says miracles don’t exist? Great stuff…
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RON PAUL DENIES 9/11 WAS AN INSIDE JOB ! DENIES ALL TRUTHSEEKER’S AND HE ADMITS HE DOES NOT ENDORSE NOR BACK THEM AT ALL !
THIS GUY IS A LIAR AND A DECEIVER AS I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU ALL !
YOU IDIOTS STILL BELIEVE THE LIES FROM RUNNING [Freemason/Illuminati Devil Worshiper's pretending to be angel's of light]CANDIDATES> HOW SAD BLIND PEOPLE !
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Why is it that so many believe that the only way to keep us safe is to invade others under the guise of protecting our freedom when in fact at home we give up our own freedoms making the former argument void because we gave up our freedoms already!
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ron paul 2012
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This video articulates the primary motivation for my support of Ron Paul for President.
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what a wise man
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if you dont win I think the world is doomed…
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It’s not enough to say “Vote Ron Paul”
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“Vote Ron Paul”
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I’m Australian and i agree with all the messages below. Ron Paul Switch parties vote tell your friends etc
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It’s not enough to say “Vote Ron Paul”
PEOPLE NEED TO SWITCH PARTIES 12 WEEKS IN ADVANCE OF THE PRIMARIES IN MOST STATES.
IF YOU DO NOT SWITCH IN TIME YOU CANNOT VOTE IN PRIMARY.
IF YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED REPUBLICAN YOU CANNOT VOTE IN PRIMARY.
IF RON PAUL DOES NOT WIN PRIMARY, NO GENERAL ELECTION ! REGISTER AS A REPUBLICAN. FIND OUT WHEN YOUR STATE HAS PRIMARIES. FIND OUT WHERE AND VOTE VOTE VOTE ! PLEASE !
WE NEED EVERY LAST VOTE ! Copy and paste this everywhere
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Australian here, Ron Paul has my respect, be lucky America, you have a leader or potential leader with the qualities that this man has, our political system is a joke.
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Ron Paul Revolution March on October 15th. Be there or be square.
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As usual americans can’t tell the difference between communism, which always fails, and socialism, which usually works (northern Europe). It would be like saying that capitalism and corporatism are the same.
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unless paul gets rid of congress, dont expect much
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ronpaul2012. com donate his campaign now
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Most of the shit he does say are off the top of his head. This is a rarity to see him use a teleprompter. And to make things clear, libertarians dont get on Obama for that shit, Neo-Conservatives do. Because they have nothing to hate on him on because they dont know what Obama stands for, or what his policies is because they dont want to know, they just know he isnt one of them so they hate him. So to put Ron Paul in a category with Bill O’Reilly or Rush is an insult.
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Political science is considered a social science I believe. Richard Feynman teaches us that social science is not really a science at all, for there is no laws in social science, its all just theory.
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Im glad he finally took the initiative to make a personal video detailing his views since he cant say one bad thing about our current state in the media or else he gets silenced
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so when ron paul reads a teleprompter he becomes the great genius, an amazing oracle of history that the founders should be proud of. But when Obama reads his teleprompter he’s a fraud.
Please.
I’ll believe it only when I see it. Paul’s a cool guy, I doubt his ability to deliver but hey, let the People decide.
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this should be played on loop for 24 hours on all channels
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He is America’s last chance…..the sheeple better wake up!
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Our founding fathers would be proud to have him as our president of The United States.
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I love RP….and he better win….or else!!!!
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