Posted on 08/20/2010 2:39:14 PM PDT by mnehring
As if we needed anymore proof of Ron Paul’s anti-American treachery — and no, I am not speaking of his inclusion in the Democrats’ list of favorite Republicans (though it’s also quite telling), — he’s finally waded into the Ground Zero mosque controversy where — unsurprisingly — he’s chalked it all up to yet another conspiracy theory, fomented by those war-lovin’ neo-cons:
“I think it’s a big distraction, a grand distraction from the real issues… To me it should have been a grand opportunity, and you really touched on the opportunity, because it’s really a property rights issue, and who owns the property? And it’s also a civil liberties issue. It’s a freedom of speech issue… Property rights and civil rights are one and the same… drives the neo-cons nuts… I don’t believe for a minute that the, quote, religion of Islam is our enemy.”
Really, Ron? And I suppose Al-Qaeda is just a CIA fantasy, too?
For the record, the majority of Americans and politicians who oppose the mosque fully understand the constitutional right to build it. Then again, most of us also understand that Islam is a strident political ideology wrapped up in the cloak of religion, and that jihadists committed an act of war against the United States on September 11, 2001 — not the United States government — all in the name of Islam. Further, understanding the history of Cordoba, we are cognizant of the fact that such a mosque is nothing short of a monument to their bloody victory over the “Great Satan” and 3,000 of its citizens on 9/11.
I know its tough for you libertarians — much like your foreign policy kindred spirits, liberals — to place a moral judgment on anything, but out of respect for 9/11′s grieving families, it would be nice if you’d grant them some deference on this emotionally supercharged, morally reprehensible issue. It would also be refreshing if you’d actually give your country the benefit of the doubt, instead of blaming it for the existence of a so-called religion that preaches death to infidels, practices pedophilia, commits unspeakable crimes against women, and actively engages in a worldwide, genocidal movement with the ultimate goal of imposing a worldwide Muslim Caliphate.
In short, since you’re so fond of conspiracy theories, maybe you can believe in one that’s actually true: Global Jihad. Then temper your constitutional remarks about the Ground Zero mosque with some intelligence and real compassion for your own countrymen — especially those who lost everything on 9/11.
When did our government declare war on the hundreds of millions of Muslims in the world?
Who owned THIS property? What a stupid assclown.
Typical lib.
Can’t even answer a yes or no question.
Instead you mindlessly cut/past and rehash your Blame Bush answer you just posted here.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2574591/posts?page=43#43
“I don’t believe for a minute that the religion of Islam is our enemy.” Takes me less then that to believe it’s so.
Bush was wrong to say Islam is a religion of peace,and so is anyone else.
I don’t care what is declared about enemies.
I’m a libertarian, traditionalist, conservative republican.
I want the government to spend a lot less money and the government to take a lot less money.
War all the time in the middle east costs way way too much money. The government has to take way way too much of my money to fight those endless wars.
As long as the government stops taking my money to fight endless expensive wars against Islam, I don’t care how angry you are about Islam, and how great a threat you think Islam is.
The problem with tons of “conservative” Republicans getting all worked up about Islam is that once there is a “problem” the government has to take my money to find a “solution”.
I can agree that muslims or jews or any non-Christian religion that someone else thinks is a “problem” is a “problem” only if others agree that we can stop taking any of my money to fix that “problem”.
Less Government. Less Spending. Less Taxes.
Idiot! His son seem a lot smarter than he is. I hope he is anyway.
Do you suppose all these islam, sharia loving politicians are being threatened? Really some of the things they say are so out there. . .
But what about those who want to impose the opposite and will do so when they have enough population to do so.
Libertarians are parasites. TANSTAAFL
So True.
LOL ... haven't seen this for a while.
My own home-schooled kids got tired of hearing it from me!
So True.
Very long answer.
But my sole purpose in the thread has been to get any of you FReeper libs to say - along with Ron Paul - that Islam is not the enemy.
Most of you libs are blaming Bush. But you have come the closest so far.
So come on out and say it. Cut and past this into your reply:
As a libertarian - I belive that Islam is not the enemy.
Yep. Ron Paul no clue what TANSTAAFL really means.
“Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty.” —Robert Heinlein
Where did you see me advocating government intervention?
And then when the mob inevitably made it to their house and was knocking down their door, I guess they would defend the intruders as doing nothing more than exercising their First Amendment rights.
Their foreign policy views are identical.
Ron Paul is a NUT and he is totally oblivious to reality regarding ISLAM.
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