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Whatever your person politics, the sound of people getting informed, getting passionate, getting involved, is a joyful sound.
I wouldn't vote for Ron Paul, and don't know anyone who would. I strongly disagree with much of his isolationism. But I welcome his inclusion in politics, and I welcome the strong light he shines into some of the darker corners of the great American republic.
Democrats, Republicans, "Other", --- this is democracy at work.
Long may it remain vital and strong. The alternatives are too bleak to contemplate.