I have found this to be true. In the past few days, many lefty articles have been urging the voters not to vote for Ron Paul. Apparently the thought of government shrinking is more horrible to the authors than the war continuing.For example:
While a Ron Paul presidency would likely end the war, at what price would this come?
Ron Paul uses the term liberty a lot, so let’s take a look at what he means by liberty.
The liberty Ron Paul demands is:
The liberty of the capitalists to exploit without labor laws and environmental protections;
The "state’s right” to prevent Blacks from voting without the interference of the Voting Rights Act (voted against its renewal in Congress);
The "states right" to ban abortions without the interference of Roe v Wade;
The freedom of the government to deny same-sex rights (was an original sponsor of the "Marriage Protection Act");
The freedom of children not to attend schools (would abolish public education);
The freedom of the elderly and disabled to starve (would abolish Social Security);
The freedom of the sick to die (would abolish Medicare);
The freedom of the U.S. to destroy the planet without even the most basic limits on carbon emissions (opposes signing on to Kyoto and all other carbon limitations);
This is, in short, the liberty of a wealthy minority to make their money from the exploitation of labor and the environment with zero interference from labor laws, environmental laws, and the IRS. While his program is liberty for a minority of rich white heterosexual males, it is slavery for the majority.
Simply put, Ron Paul’s promises to end the war are not enough when one looks at the fact that he would eliminate two centuries of hard fought social progress in the United States."
The "state’s right” to prevent Blacks from voting without the interference of the Voting Rights Act (voted against its renewal in Congress);
The "states right" to ban abortions without the interference of Roe v Wade;
The freedom of the government to deny same-sex rights (was an original sponsor of the "Marriage Protection Act");
The freedom of children not to attend schools (would abolish public education);
The freedom of the elderly and disabled to starve (would abolish Social Security);
The freedom of the sick to die (would abolish Medicare);
The freedom of the U.S. to destroy the planet without even the most basic limits on carbon emissions (opposes signing on to Kyoto and all other carbon limitations);
Hey MurphE, do you agree with those grievances the Left has against Paul or were you just posting examples?