Letters to the Editor
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Contradictions
Already an anonymous personal attack -- the hallmark of righty torture-loving, lawless Fascists, and apparently of a Ron Paul supporter, too. (It could be irony, but if so, why is it anonymous?)
But to get back to the topic. I love part of what Ron Paul stands for and I hate the rest. Is there any conservative (or liberal) constituency who can say differently, if they really look at everything he says? Ron Paul proves that if you take more than one principle to an extreme, they will contradict each other. Personal freedom, except where he thinks it should be restricted. Strict interpretation of the Constitution -- except where he doesn't like the result.
And that's on top of the basic problem of libertarianism, which is that a justifiable fear of governmental control is countered by an absurd trust in "free markets" to take care of us. Go look at history to see how many Americans lost their property rights (or lives) as a direct result of the unchecked power of free markets. At least with a government, it's possible to vote them out.