Via the Evil Genius Chronicles, a post documenting Ron Paul’s visit to Myrtle Beach. I was sorely tempted to comment on Dave’s observations, and ask for further elucidation of his remarks. Then, a commenter named Matthew made these artless observations:
I beg you to explain to me why you dont agree with Ron Pauls beliefs? You show me one candidate that is honest and supports principle the way Ron does.
Ron Paul is the salvation. You can try to throw all the propaganda towards. Your website sounds ridiculous. Why dont you place a big Russian Red Star next to the title.
Anyone not supporting Ron Paul is an unpatriotic, socialistic Bushite !
Followers of the revolution are the true Patriots. Wake up to reality!
My stars, Matt, if you really support Ron, you should realize that such ham-fisted tactics aren’t going to convince Dave or his readers; most likely, they will alienate people who before were either uninformed about RP, or who were on the fence about him. In non-political situations, I have been in the presence of loutish people who were wearing apparel sporting logos for some university, product, or what have you; while I don’t remember the persons today, I can safely say that my perception of the lout’s school/product/whatever went downhill.
I support Ron Paul; I’ll cajole, exhort, blog, and defend him. If someone disagrees, fine. I think it’s time for a major change in the way America is governed, and I think RP, long shot though he may be, speaks to the changes that need to be made. I’ll not post anything anywhere like you did, Matt. It’s time to write and talk, not to call each other names.
And, as for an unpatriotic, socialistic Bushite, I think my intracranial phrase parser needs a firmware update to handle that one.
-k-
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