Just saw this and it jumps the odds up quite a bit that Ron was always controlled opposition.
There is nothing to fear from globalism, free trade and a single worldwide currency, but a globalism where free trade is competitively subsidized by each nation, a continuous trade war is dictated by the WTO, and the single currency is pure fiat, fear is justified. That type of globalism is destined to collapse into economic despair, inflationism and protectionism and managed by resurgent militant nationalism. Ron Paul
Congressional Record (March 13, 2001)
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2001-03-13/pdf/CREC-2001-03-13-house.pdf
Pure libertarian philosophy in a nutshell. Add in 100% open borders, and no “morality laws” against porn, prostitution, all drug use is okay, etc. Nationalism is anathema in “real” libertarianism.