If there is one thing about Ron Paul you should never doubt, it is his ability to pull in the conflicting and monstrous fringes within our political system. Not only does the guy take in funds from members of the white nationalist group, Stormfront, but also leftists hoodwinks like those that frequent Indymedia. Don’t believe me? Well take a look at this post from Indybay. Yes, the article is an argument against supporting Paul from the left, but the comments that follow it are truly unexpected. For anti-constitutional communists, Ron seems to be making a stir within certain absurd circles. Here are just a few highlights:
“This article makes a strong case as to why a socialist can support Ron Paul. Take Socialized Medicine for example: Since the federal government will take in less tax, states can afford to raise taxes as high as they see fit and use it to implement socialized healthcare. Now you do not need to convince the entire United States that socialized healthcare is better, but you only need to convince the people of your state, a much simpler task.”
Who would have thought the most dedicated libertarian in the race could make a case for the socialist vote? But anyone who looks behind the drape can make out that this is nonsense. If you believe in a role for government and jump on the Ron Paul bandwagon, yet protests when they are cut, are idiots of the highest order to get into Paul’s bed. This man would cut every program down to its skeleton. While I claim to be a neo-libertarian, I find this type of position repugnant. People will always chose strong government over a weak and absent one, and it is best we advocate for personal liberty within the confines of our modern society.
“I do believe that he's the least divisive and the least partisan of ALL the candidates on both sides of the aisle. You owe it to yourself to watch him speak.”
Fair enough. Watch the guy speak; if you pay attention, you will see that he plays the well to the extremist crowd by not endorsing any of their positions but by allowing those persuasions to see him as a guiding light against the forces that ruin the world (socialism if you are a libertarian, government if you are an anarchist). Which leads right into the next comment:
“Would be a shame for Faux News and other Neo-con affiliates to lose their corporate welfare checks.”
Fox News does lack distinction, but I can always tell when Neo-Con is used in the place of "militant democrat", or worse Jew. It is this attack on the “Neo-Cons” that puts Ron Paul so firmly in the hard left and right. To the left, a “Neo-Con” is anyone who believes in the fight for liberal democracy and freedom. Those “abhorrent Neo-Cons” also happen to support Israel. Which leads right into the hard right, that hates liberal democracy, and the Jews especially. According to right-wing hate groups, it’s the Jews that have subverted American identity to fight a war for the Jews and Israel. Sadly, it is that hatred of Israel, and by proxy the Jews, that fuels this distaste for the Neo-Cons. Ron Paul is a saviors to both crowds.