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In reply to the discussion: It's his position against the drug war that makes Ron Paul so volcanically controversial here on DU. [View all]Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)77. It's drugs and the wars in the middle east I think
I haven't seen many paul supporters here, but I do know a few out in the real world. All I could do was to tell them to look deeper into what his views are.
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It's his position against the drug war that makes Ron Paul so volcanically controversial here on DU. [View all]
Fumesucker
Jan 2012
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Agree and if he makes Rep & Dem candidates take positions on those issues, IMO that's good. nt
jody
Jan 2012
#20
IMO that doesn't matter as long as he makes other candidates defend their position FOR war. n/t
jody
Jan 2012
#37
I think that on DU military hegemony and the surveillance state are equally large factors
cthulu2016
Jan 2012
#4
Yeah, in 2008 THIS was everyone's concern, the drug war. Lets start talking about the economy/jobs
FarLeftFist
Jan 2012
#6
Agree "talking about the economy/jobs" but all I hear from pols both sides is borrow & spend
jody
Jan 2012
#11
Agree. IMO Paul cannot be elected but if he keeps critical issues in play then he serves a
jody
Jan 2012
#12
It's his position against gays, abortion, thinking the civil rights act shouldn't have been added
justiceischeap
Jan 2012
#18
Ron Paul's position on drugs is atrociously antiliberal. He wants to deregulate the whole thing.
phleshdef
Jan 2012
#23
Bullshit theory. There are plenty of opiate based pain pill addicts overdosing & killing themselves.
phleshdef
Jan 2012
#67
The facts are that all drug deaths together, everything is less than twice as much as alcohol..
Fumesucker
Jan 2012
#69
And now we have terminally ill people in horrendous under-medicated pain, because their doctors
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2012
#70
I'm sorry, the RACIST War on Drugs is "atrociously antiliberal"--there's no defending it with
Romulox
Jan 2012
#76
This is a serious issue. 'Drug War' is a political construct and not specific
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2012
#34
That was sort of rude. In what way did I imply that I am not aware of that?
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2012
#59
Better no government involvement in "drugs" than totally counterproductive government involvement.
Fumesucker
Jan 2012
#56
Do you deny that federal policy has had a great deal to do with the establishment of the drug war?
Fumesucker
Jan 2012
#63
Most of DU is against the drug war. Shit, most of AMERICA is against it. That's why
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2012
#45
"Sensible Centrists" and "Pragmatic Progressives" love the drug war, love hot wars,
TheKentuckian
Jan 2012
#50
and you just nailed three big areas where our 'leadership' has let us down.
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2012
#66
A significant minority of DUers are enthusiastic supporters of the Drug War, and War in general
Romulox
Jan 2012
#75
No. Objectively, DU has not been obsessed with Mitt, Gingrich, Santorum to same extent. nt
Romulox
Jan 2012
#79
Problem: Paul has never really "surged". There really isn't much context for this obsession. nt
Romulox
Jan 2012
#81
The war on drugs is BS, the empire wars and the massive MIC needs to end ASAP, but...
workinclasszero
Jan 2012
#84
Honestly, I suspect it's his position on Israel that's made him a lightening rode.
Puregonzo1188
Jan 2012
#91