re: #895 Charles

Don’t worry. No need to google. I know what was said in the newsletters. I just wondered if you did. First, Ron Paul didn’t himself write these newsletters and in the circles I travel in, it is common belief that Lew Rockwell wrote them. He is another man I greatly respect for his perspective. Second, these comments are no different than the sorts of comments I hear from day to day from white, blacks, et al. Everyone is a collectivist thinking you can group people together based on the superficial characteristics. It would be wrong to say that all blacks behave in the way that these newsletters describe. It wouldn’t be inaccurate to say that some do, and to give commentary on that basis. These comments tow the line but are in no way indicative of any racism on the part of the author. We all do have our prejudices though, and it takes time and freedom to dispel myth. If you’ve ever listened to Ron Paul talk, you would think it absurd to call him a racist. He’s an individualist and judges each man by the content of his character; not by the color of his skin. There are hundreds, if not thousands of videos and audio recordings of Ron Paul speaking. I challenge you to find one in which he seems to be racist to any degree. I care about racism. I pay little attention to political smears.