[Peace-discussion] Must read.

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Another few words about Ron Paul's state and his and its immoral support for the death penalty and libertarian economics:

Texas oversees more prisoners per capita than any other state, a state where since 1976, 40% of all United States’ executions have taken place, even though Texas has but 7% of U.S. population. This gruesome statistic confirms Eduardo Galeano’s assessment that, “The more freedom is extended to business, the more prisons have to be built for those who suffer from that business.” Texas also met Dostoevsky’s standard that “You can judge a society by how it treats its prisoners.” Texan executions like those in Virginia are conducted without trained anesthesiologists.[1]   

[1] Lancet, April 2005.
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By saying that David's objections to Ron Paul's politics are standard or predictable, does not vitiate the accuracy or relevance of those objections. If fascism cloaked in libertarian verbiage appeals to folks, then you all can get on the Ron Paul bandwagon. But a confused, meandering critique of the ISO smacks of red baiting, and for what?  To legitamize Ron Paul's reactionary agenda?

Nick
RI
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message from Nick Schmader &lt;nschmader@cox.net&gt;: -------------- By saying that David's objections to Ron Paul's politics are standard or predictable, does not vitiate the accuracy or relevance of those objections. If fascism cloaked in libertarian verbiage appeals to folks, then you all can get on the Ron Paul bandwagon. But a confused, meandering critique of the ISO smacks of red baiting, and for what?&nbsp; To legitamize Ron Paul's reactionary agenda? Nick RI </BLOCKQUOTE>

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