Yup, the GOP is f'd with young people

[JonLP24]

3. Ron Paul is the only one that I see that could threaten the demographic trends

regarding national elections. There is a big problem though, he gave a terrific speech on the Senate floor on the topic on whether the US should arm Syrian rebels but like with anything, he falls off the rails 37 minutes in. However, on that speech, everything he says after would appeal to ignorant Islamaphobes.

He goes into Muslims who don't agree with IS, "they aren't loud enough" goes into how he wants to see them on the front page of the New York Times, how he wants to see this or that but Muslims grieve for losses from these groups & are in the front lines themselves. Now a lot of recruits join IS because they are victims of oppressions in combination with propaganda as well as brutal fear & intimidation with public crucifixions as a warning for breaking some of their morality laws or opposing them just like Saudi Arabia which the man in my signature was sentenced to crucifixion for non-violent opposition but also encouraging thousands of civilians to speak up against the House of Saud.

While I certainly agree there is a risk of weapons ending up in the wrong hands regarding Sunni Syrian rebels which IS & global Al-Qaeda networks have experience in dealing with spies, I'm sure there are elements of the Free Syrian Army loyal to IS but FSA because they have access to the US arms & US already made the mistake with Iraq's government, with much of the aid going to unregulated Shia militias rather than government--they have no interest or want to be held in self-accountability. Still, he loses the nuance 37 minutes in and forfeits the argument he just made.

He quotes James Jones but best point I ever read from him, wasn't mentioned “The Arab Spring is in my opinion the most consequential period in global affairs since the end of the Cold War,” he had told the Georgetown audience earlier, “[but] in far to many cases the radical forces are the most organized and the best poised to fill the vacuum of leadership.”

It is interesting how much Qatar has been involved in providing that organization & funding in Tunisia, Egypt, & other Arab spring countries. Most of IS foreign fighters come from Tunisia & propaganda seems to be much more orientated toward Sykes-Picot & colonialism than before, House of Saud didn't care about that because they got the country they wanted after over a century a war prior to Sykes-Picot. All they wanted was more to follow their unique & controversial sect starting by financing religious universities or replacing higher learning in other countries whenever possible such as Afghanistan.

on edit - most people have a novice understanding when it comes to economics so those that aren't partisan or more partisan to R side don't realize how devastating Libertarian ideology is when it comes to absolute freedom of the markets, inevitable corruption & greed will max out.