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Ron Paul v. The New World Order, Pt II
I would like to discuss each specific point of this argument by David Neiwert. If you are new to this discussion, please view part one before continuing.
Today’s Topic: Is Ron Paul a Racist?
One of the oldest and most famous examples of the “New World Order conspiracy” can be found within the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Simply stated: this document claims that a secret cabal of Jewish bankers have been engineering world events for centuries. Although “the protocols” have been long established as a forgery, this specific document is noteworthy for a few reasons.
1917- during the Bolshevik Revolution “the protocols” were often cited by political enemies of Leon Trotsky as evidence that “the people’s revolution” was nothing more than a Jewish plot to occupy Mother Russia. After the death of Lenin in 1924, this resulting anti-semitism was leveraged by Joseph Stalin in order to consolidate Soviet power, and remove Trotsky from the party.
1920- legendary U.S. automaker Henry Ford personally financed the publication of more than 500,000 copies of “the protocols”, resulting in a new found popularity here in America. Needless to say, Henry Ford was a notorious anti-semite. If this is news to you, I suggest reading Henry Ford and the Jews by Neil Baldwin.
1930-1945- the most infamous anti-semite in history, Adolph Hitler, was a major fan of “the protocols”, even going so far as to cite the work in his own autobiography Mein Kampf. As we all know, Hitler advocated, and then leveraged rampant antisemitism in Germany post WWI in order to achieve his own rise to power.
The sad fact of the matter is this: prejudice, racism and antisemitism have been embedded within “conspiracy theories” for centuries. Advocates of the anti-NWO movement are quick to claim that “the protocols” are disinformation spread by the NWO itself. Why would the NWO publish its own (bogus) conspiracy theory? Two-fold: a) to discredit political enemies as “antisemites” and b) to provide more “red herrings” in order to distract anti-NWO activists, and throw them off the trail.
As unlikely as this may sound, it makes perfect sense in my own twisted mind. Here’s why:
I have spent countless hours advocating a two-state solution to the Israel/Palestine conflict. In recent years, this concept has become far more popular, and thus, is more accepted today than it was ten years ago. Ten years ago, while I was still in High School, I once presented a debate on this subject. Afterwards, I was accused by my professor of spreading “hate speech”, specifically, advocating antisemitism. When I explained that my own father is Jewish, and that I have several hardcore zionist family members living in Israel, the teacher called me a “self-hating Jew” and told me to sit down and shut up.
Most shocking to me: during my speech, the class looked up at me with interest. Several people made solid eye contact, and nodded in quiet agreement. However, once I had been discredited as an “antisemite”, no one dared to look me in the eye. It was bizarre. With a single unfounded accusation, my entire presentation had been entirely discredited. In the years following, I have experienced this same phenomenon time and time again. Even my aforementioned “zionist” family members are keen to ignore me as an antisemite, even as I sit beside them in temple wearing my yarmulka.
Back to Ron Paul, as quoted in the article:
Racism is simply an ugly form of collectivism, the mindset that views humans only as members of groups and never as individuals. Racists believe that all individual who share superficial physical characteristics are alike; as collectivists, racists think only in terms of groups. By encouraging Americans to adopt a group mentality, the advocates of so-called “diversity” actually perpetuate racism.
Let me follow this with another relevant quote:
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
If I refer to my friend Paul as “African American”, as opposed to “black”, am I considering his character, or skin color? Consider this: his family migrated here from Haiti, not Africa.
If I advocate reparations for slavery, are payments based on character, or skin color? Consider this: I have never owned a slave, nor profited from slavery.
If I advocate that a black student deserves a job or university position over an equally qualified white student, is this based on character, or skin color? Consider this: the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed long before most members of Generation X or Y were ever born.
Bonus question: do the “racially progressive” policies of modern America satisfy the request of Dr. King? On which basis are “his children” being judged?
Enough of my opinion. Is Ron Paul a racist?
There are certainly a few factors against him:
- he is white
- he is old
- he is Conservative
- he is a Texan
Sounds like a prime candidate for racism, doesn’t he? Trick question: behold the two-way street of stereotypes.
Has Ron Paul associated with racists? Absolutely. So have I. So have you. And its a good thing- how else can we confront these horribly anachronistic points of view?
Is Ron Paul a racist? Not by a long shot.
Quoth the Doctor:
Yet it is the federal government more than anything else that divides us along race, class, religion, and gender lines. The federal government, through its taxes, restrictive regulations, corporate subsidies, racial set-asides, and welfare programs, plays far too large a role in determining who succeeds and who fails in our society. This government “benevolence” crowds out genuine goodwill between men by institutionalizing group thinking, thus making each group suspicious that others are receiving more of the government loot. Americans know that factors other than merit in the free market often play a part in the success of some, and this leads to resentment and hostility between us.
Divide and conquer.
Or, if you prefer:
Together we stand, divided we fall.
Or, for my fellow fans of Public Enemy:
Don’t believe the hype. Can I get a witness?
Hungry for more?
Most of this comment is going to be off-topic, but let me say that the “RP as racist” angle of Neiwert’s article didn’t really strike me as well argued or sufficiently supported. I thought the more damaging angle was “RP as paranoid conspiracy-theorist.”
The thing that really stuck with me after reading it was this: “Most of his positions today — including his opposition to the Iraq war — are built on this same shoddy foundation of far-right conspiracism and extremist belief systems, particularly long-debunked theories about the “New World Order,” the Federal Reserve and our monetary system, the IRS, and the education system.”
The reason I feel it’s damaging is probably not what you’d think.
It’s not that people will think he’s a nut. It’s because conspiracy theory is the only thing left that the “common people” feel is still their own. It’s the only set of ideas not produced by the think tanks and presidential speechwriters.
If you have a candidate who tells the people all the things they love to talk about among themselves, it’s unseemly. A president needs to maintain his caste, that of the Ruling Class. The Ruling Class aren’t supposed to openly discuss conspriacy theories involving the Federal Reserve, Social Security, The IRS, and the educational system, they are supposed to ENACT those conspiracies.
I would love to debate whether Ron Paul is a racist, but I’m too busy being a racist. I’m white, and I hate white people. So all I can do right now is open more worm cans.
I’ve already mentioned Alex Jones a couple of times in my past comments about Ron Paul. Paul is a regular on Jones’ radio show. Jones is an enigma wrapped in a mystery. The loudest anti-NWO mouthpiece online, he has an unstable personality and flies off into adolescent rants that are cringe-inducing, yet he has raised awareness of the Hegelian concept of problem-reaction-solution that the Ruling Class use to create fear in the populace by creating, staging, or allowing acts of terrorism and then stepping in to offer protection by removing chunks of The Constitution.
Ron Paul was on Jones’ show again today. You can read the summary here and listen to the interview here.
The audience for Jones runs a wide gamut, but the interesting thing to understand is that he is funded and sponsored by the GCN network, which is a patriot movement and mostly Christian organization. It stands for Genesis Communications Network. So keep that in mind when you read this essay by Joe Bageant, the author of the excellent book “Deer Hunting With Jesus: Dispatches From America’s Class War.”
Zaph, you are an intelligent person who enjoys deep exploration of ideas and nuances. That is fairly rare. Unfortunately, many of our fellow earthlings are not. I appreciate your attempts at making sense out of all this, and to debate the fine details of what is real and what is hype, but it is important also to keep digging into the deep weirdness that lives under the surface of our nation. Have you followed any of John Gorenfield’s coverage of Reverand Sun Myung Moon? Incredibly and deeply creepy stuff, especially when you realize the billionaire cult leader and
frickin’ OWNER OF THE WASHINGTON TIMES has paid Bush Sr. hundreds of thousands of dollars to speak at Moon events, and that Moon was coronated as King of the Universe in the Senate office building. If you go to Gorenfeld’s site, click on the pictures on the right hand side of the page where you see a man an woman in robes wearing crowns, also the picture of two guys hoisting crosses into a dumpster, and of course pappy B.