I don’t agree that Paul is a “purist.”
I think his thinking has been infected by some dangerous notions that are in no way “pure.”
While he, unlike most of our current candidates, does call for the dismantlement of certain current functions of the federal government that are not to be found in the Enumerated Powers, he fails to recognize the difference between that and the national government’s real primary constitutional role: The protection of God-given, unalienable rights.
Everyone needs to get their brains around these principles, and reject those who are presenting a false federalism.
I don’t think for a second that Ron Paul has given in to false federalism or forgotten the primary constitutional role of government. He is way too smart for that.
What he has done is set his sights on the Federal Reserve and recognizes that they are not part of the primary constitutional role of government. Rather they are instigators of conflict.
As central bankers they worship security above all else including our rights. They would not for a second oppose their member banks from pushing implantable chips in us for ‘security and identification’. As far-fetched as that may sound to some, it is already a reality and is being promoted by companies as a be all-end all solution to problems of identity. If I hadn’t seen the presentations of these companies myself I would have shrugged it off as conspiracy dribble.
But that is the bottomline. Bankers worship security and a little thing like unalienable rights is an annoyance to them.
I believe Ron Paul sees Central Banks as wanting the Middle East corporatized and secure for business. That in itself is nothing to rail against but I believe Ron Paul thinks they are not beyond starting or supporting wars to attain their goal.
Film documentaries such as ‘Life and Debt’ detail how the IMF destroys a local Carribean island economy and supplants it with corporate resorts. I think Ron Paul thinks the world’s central bankers are looking at the Middle East in the same way.
The question is not whether multinational corporations are good for regional economies, it is a question of whether we commit troops for the purpose of securing a region so that these multinationals can operate safely.
In any event, Ron Paul should rethink his perspective on war. He has some of the right elements but hasn’t orchestrated them well.