I've never been so embarrassed to be associated with so-called Ron Paul supporters - UPDATE

I can't believe all the crying and whining I see on this forum. I frankly have never been so embarrassed to be associated with a group that would give up so easily. Unreal. I say if you wanna quit now, then go! Don't let the door hit you on the way out. As far as I'm concerned you were never with "us" to begin with. You probably just joined 'cause you saw a neat and exciting little movement happening and you wanted to be a part of it. Then at the first road bump, you wanna cower off. Pathetic. Did you think that these elites that have taken over and set down roots for the last 100 years were just gonna roll over and say "Oh, I'm sorry. Were we being thoughtless and unkind? Allow us to make it up to you. Please come join us for some tea." Get fricken real, will you people! This is war, and this one, unlike the one in Iraq, will truly never end. The price of liberty is eternal vigilance. If you're not prepared for fighting the rest of your life to keep your freedoms, then go back, grab some butter, and bend over for the man. He'll welcome your sort back with open arms, I'm sure. Me? I'm in this for the long haul. They can tie a rope around me, gag me, beat me, and nail me to a cross - I'll never give in to these bastards. You chickenshits are awfully lucky that your ancestors weren’t as cowardly as you all. Yeah, that’s right. I’m talking about our nation’s true patriots – people like Paul Revere (The British are coming), Nathan Hale (I regret that I have but one life to give), Thomas Jefferson (the tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants), Patrick Henry (Give me liberty or give me death), or Samuel Adams (It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds). Good thing for you all that none of these real men ever sank to saying “Oh golly, I think we underestimated these Redcoats. They don’t play fair. We have no chance against them. No point in going on. I guess that tea tax isn’t THAT bad.”

So go. Be off with you all. Slink away back to your miserable little lives slaving away for the man. But while you’re leaving, stop for one last moment and think about what you’re gonna say to your kid some day in the future when he asks why you didn’t fight just a little bit harder so that he could’ve had the freedoms that you once enjoyed. You can almost see the disappointment in the little guy’s face, can’t you?

Update ... Response to several posters below ...

Cricket ... There is not one special thing that I tell people to turn a light on in their eyes. For some people it’s telling them how Ron’s plan to heal this country is to simply return to following the Constitution, and how he’s done just that as a lone voice in Congress for 20 years. For others, a quick explanation as to why Dr. Paul has been censored by the press is enough to get them to see the light. Still others are already supporters of Paul’s message, but are discouraged by his lackluster showing in the polls. A quick explanation of how he is winning enough of the Delegates to sneak in and steal the nomination, is usually enough to re-motivate these people.

nathalja ... I am in no way pretending that everything is fine and dandy or that we are winning. On the contrary, my message was an outright admission that we are behind and that the other day was not so good, but more importantly, the long term goal is very achievable if we only would wake up and realize we have the recipe for victory by continuing to bring the message directly to the people. My message was that we need to keep getting back up on that damn horse time and time and time again because our enemy is not going to lay down and die very easily, and to quit now is an admission that you never really cared too much about liberty to begin with because those that truly want liberty realize it’s worth fighting for every freakin day of your life.

BeaReady ... Yes, I was the one that spoke to the high school class of 180 graduating undecided senior voters ---> http://www.dailypaul.com/node/26993. By the way, I have an update on this particular event that I’ll be posting here soon. It is really going viral!

martfuncher ... I agree, all the founders didn’t follow in lockstep to ultimate victory. As you say, many remained loyal to the British until things started turning more rosy for the Patriots. However it was the ones that DIDN’T cave in to the Brits to whom we owe our liberty. These are the patriots to which I refer. If it weren’t for these men, we would still be bowing to the King. Should I be extending an olive branch to those that are walking out now? Perhaps. But I chose instead to shame them into not walking out in the first place. Time will tell if my brashness was the right course to choose, but I felt that being tactful, which has it’s time and place, was not the way to go in this case. We urgently need these people to remain on our flanks NOW. Worrying about hurt feelings must take a back seat. There may never be a “later”.

mdopazo, Brian James, islandflyer, Davy C Rockett ... One of the main points of my message was that labeling people as ignorant and throwing up your hands is an excuse to quit, and a damn poor one at that. I’m not saying that any of you fall into this category, but please guard against it if you do. Every one on this forum was ignorant at one point in their life before someone helped them to see the light. Everyone. Someone was there for you to open your eyes. Who was it? Do you remember?? Thankfully that someone never threw his hands in the air complaining “the sheeple are hopeless!” Why not be that “someone” for someone else out there?

Independent4Hope, xntryk1, IamVoting4RonPaul, pearl, rv36116, hoopsking ... I have no doubt that there are a number of “pretenders” on this forum trying to bring down the morale of true Paulites with their negative posts. But you need to take the blinders off if you don't see that there are definitely “real” Paulites who are bailing. There's proof of it to me everyday talking to discouraged supporters in my own workplace, and addtional proof to anyone by simply examining the number of votes he’s getting in some places like Georgia where he was polling 12% two days before the vote and ended up getting only 3% there. Those are real Paul supporters leaving. It is those people that I was addressing.

DaddyWarBucks ... Very nice post. Thank you. You are exactly right – many Paul supporters toss a few bucks toward the revolution, then sit back smuggly saying “Well, you can’t blame me. I did my part.” Don’t get me wrong now - I am not criticizing this effort. I certainly appreciate any small part that someone plays in this movement. What I am doing, though, is waking you people up that fall into this category, to the fact that if you are really committed to bringing liberty back in your lifetime or even in your kid’s lifetime, you better start realizing that it’s gonna take a whole lot more effort than sending off a $25 check to Ron Paul Central.

To all with positive comments ... To all the posters with comments that praised my message here, I thank you all immensely. Please understand that my message, although negative in context, was intended to be positive in spirit. It was an attempt to get people who were thinking of leaving to re-examine what this movement is all about and to re-enlist for the long haul. Carpe Diem – Seize the day.