I'm actually quite optimistic - but why do tears come so easily? Am I the only one?
Posted November 21st, 2007 by LJ in TX
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I'm not a depressed person, quite the contrary. How come then do I watch a good Ron Paul youtube video, a good Ron Paul speech or lets say something simple like that USA today advertisement and the tears flow and my throat swells up? I feel like such a cry baby.
Are my instincts at work here? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?
LOL Before you tell me I should get off the computer because I've obviously been reading too much of this stuff, trust me, I've been hard at work schooling my children at home and taking care of my responsibilities - then - every spare moment I have is spent involved in something to do with spreading Ron Paul's message. My Husband is almost certainly going to be a delegate and I will try to become one as well.
I just hope we're doing enough. I just read this http://dailypaul.com/node... and specifically a post by manystrom - titled "the reason she was terrified" and I believe he/she is absolutely correct. I've been reading at the DailyPaul and around the web long enough to see the writing on the wall.
I can't wait to cry HAPPY tears when Ron Paul is elected.
Now, someone tell me something funny quick! :)
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Some of you might have missed this post from way back in November. Not to be missed---It let me know I wasn't alone in tearing up from RP videos! Awesome post---and what I love about DailyPaul.
This one gets me when the melodramatic Coldplay music comes in:
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Ahhh Heck...
I got cholked up just reading your post...I think one look at all the responses your post got, you'll be assured that you're not alone.
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Vote Liberty
Vote RON PAUL
This is the youtube that chokes me up...
...with Paul Simon's beautiful "American Tune".
http://youtube.com/watch?...
Then later I see people watching the usual mind-dulling pablum they dish out on TV and I want to shake them! It's like they are dead to the real world. Makes me sad again.
LOL! I'm laughing with this
LOL! I'm laughing with this post, but I already posted my crying response. It looks to me like, from the number of responses to your question, that you have had one of the most successful topics ever here. It just goes to show that the one thing that we all have in common here is our passion for our cause!
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LoL - You're NOT alone. I
LoL - You're NOT alone. I often have the same reactions to this stuff. And a home schooling Mom too!
The Star Spangled Banner sung in Paul's presence does it for me!
I can hear it before a sports game and I only think about how much Bushler has screwed over the people. But when Rockie Lynne performs it at a Paul rally it REALLY takes on a new and urgent meaning.
GO RON PAUL!
For me, the tears come from joy
Why is it so hard for the human species to have decent, principled, civil leaders?
It seems the human world is sociologically sick...in psychological terms, society is in regression. Most of us act like children when it comes to dealing with others...such as Wonka's Veruca "I want it now" Salt. Thus, corporations, politicians, the used car salesperson prioritize profit over morality. Also, most people become teen-age-ish apathetic and just accept it as normal.
A society that is sociologically healthy cannot be that way (or allow it to be that way). Sure we can discuss which morals to persue, but clearly procreation has out-paced the spread of wisdom.
As Zoolander's Mugatu said "I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!"
Then we see a person like Ron Paul: a beacon of emotional health, of sanity, of experience, of wisdom. He speaks wisely and concisely about the horrible issues that everyone else avoids. Of course, nearly anyone who is exposed to him immediately wants him over the unprincipled and seemingly emotionally sick leaders.
In Matrix terms, Ron Paul is our Morpheus, forcing us to choose between continuing being part of a sick manufactured world or re-joining the real world. I took the Ron Paul pill and occasionally cry out of joy for it.
Ron Paul shows us the way
Our gov't is meant to be a representative gov't. They are the servants, we are the masters. That means WE are the leaders. When we look to our representatives and servants as our leaders, we have LOST SIGHT.
If we are to fix the problems, we need only look at ourself, change ourself into decent, principled, civil people. The next step is to represent our fellow man in gov't just as Dr. Paul is doing for the position he is competing for.
A simple way to remember how to behave is to remember a variant of a popular phrase - "What would Ron Paul do?"
Thanks for this thread, i
Thanks for this thread, i was thinking i was the only one experiencing this. I'm a grown man who has to choke back the tears while watching many of the Ron Paul videos.
It's emotional to hear the unvarnished truth spoken by Dr Paul and then see the spontaneous reactions of his supporters. I been ashamed to be an Ameerican after all that Bush has done with the support of the Democrats.
Dr Paul has made it feel good to be an American again. Thank you Dr Paul and thank all the Great supporters out there all over the Country. We're just getting started!! Let's keep it up!!
Crying is not a sign of weakness rather it is a sign of passion
crackers4paul
I am a 37 yr old 240 pound tough southern man and I get teary eyed everytime I see one of Ron's videos. I believe the tears come from three sources. The first is shame. I am ashamed of what we have let our country become through the years while we stood by and shopped. The second is pride. Pride in seeing a man and his supporters trying valiantly to take this country back from the thieves that hoodwinked us. It's like the pride a father feels when he sees his son doing the right thing. The third is joy. Joy in seeing so many brothers and sisters standing together and saying enough!!!!! This will not stand!!!! Acollective response to evil. I cry because I never in my life thought I would feel this way again and for that I am thankful.
Todd Harrel
When and why I cried;
For me it was the first debate - I was first stunned into silence by the courage and honesty of Dr Paul on US foreign policy. then after watching the video again and his exchange with Guiliani I cried. I have to admit then next time I shed a tear was when I watched a youtube video about this guy who was just driving on the highway and noticed people holding Ron PAul signs on the overpasses (its only 15 seconds long);
http://www.youtube.com/wa...
what he said moved me.
That's why we have a shot!
That's why we have a shot!
I feel like crying for joy
I feel like crying for joy every time I come to the DP and see the number of people online. 100's and 100's and not long ago it was only 7 or 8.
BTW, I've followed Dr Paul for over 20 years and when Guiliani opened his mouth to start his 'absurd' speech, I told my wife that he was making a huge mistake. The biggest mistake of the campaign. It was obvious that he didn't know Dr Paul. Guiliani gave Dr Paul an opportunity, Dr Paul took it and look how far we've come. It feels good to be part of something that makes me proud to be an American again.
I have come to believe that despite the PTB and vote counting fraud, Dr Paul can win and our country be saved. I am proud to be a part of so many people that are wise enough to put aside their differences to come together behind Dr Paul and fight to regain the real America. Makes me feel like I did as a young man when the National Anthem was played.
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For me...
It's not so much that Ron Paul is great (which he is),
It's more the spirit of the people. Everybody is coming together for freedom, doing what they know is right.
The most amazing thing about this has NEVER been the soft-spoken congressman - it has always been the strength, passion and will of those who will not be ruled.
Live free or die.
Hell yes.
Not much to say
Just want to bump this post because I like it.
-Dave
"The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities." - Ayn Rand
SHE STINKS TO HIGH HEAVEN - Michael Savage in reference to Dianne Fienstein
RE:Your TEARS
You’re not alone. I'm not a teary eyed guy either. But when I see anyone of the many great video clips, or here him speak "our fore fathers would be ASHAMED of what we have been putting up with" makes me weep for joy. Ron Paul is the only true Statesmen in Washington DC.
The tears we are talking about here are similar to the ones written about in the bible where is says and Jesus wept for them!
I love this Guy with all my heart, and pray for him every night before I retire for the evening, and again each morning when I rise for the day, requesting two things from my maker.
1.) That God will protect him, his wife, their children and grandchildren from all harm, and
2.) That God would move on the hearts of just 1/3 of Peter Schiff's subscribers (20,000 souls of the 60,000) to donate the maximum $2300 dollars requested of them by Peter on the 16th of December.
I believe that God can, and does move mountains!
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
hjschaapman
Jeeeze people!!!
You guys have made this 33 yr old male sob like my 2yr old since the first youtube video months ago...
We are all part of something special, I just pray to my creator, with my 2yr old daughter, each night we have the numbers to make this happen.
If we cannot, god save us, our country, and the world. However there is a man who has written a book with a blueprint for people such as us to give freedom one last chance. I encourage everyone here to read the book:
Molon Labe
by: Kenneth Royce (aka Boston Tea Party)
ISBN-10: 1888766077
ISBN-13: 978-1888766073
READ IT!! I would carry out this book with everyone who is a RP supporter!!!
Tears for Liberty
These are tears of joy that come from seeing
your fellow countrymen rising up in defense
of LIBERTY, these are tear of pride and joy,
and most of all a new found hope for America!
Something we had long ago forgotten and lost
until Ron Paul came along!
I made a video about this some time ago:
http://www.youtube.com/wa...
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..i'm $230 from my max.
my mom is DAR and my dad's family was at the original boston tea party, in 1812, in WWII, in Viet Nam and I was activated for Desert Storm, Panama, and Hurricane Andrew.
it is important for me to hold out until the 16th with my remaining funds so I can be part of something dear to my heart and my family's.
i will continue to contribute in other ways....
...for now, please reach deep everyone. My $230 will count for 1.15 people on the 16th...
65 year old Vietnam Vet
65 year old Vietnam Vet tough guy here. I cried twice in my life before, once when my grandmother passed (she raised me) and again when my 16yr old daughter Angela passed.
Then out of nowhere awhile back while watching Dr. Paul deliver the message of Peace, Prosperity and Freedom at a rally this feeling of hope and pride came over me and tears welled up in my eyes. I tried to supress the feeling at first (being the tough guy) but was unable to do so and have been unable to do so on numerous occasions since.
There is SOMETHING going on here folks. It's called a collective consciousness. When this many people are on the same wave length and experience the same emotional feelings about the same thing it creates an energy that can change the course of human events.
No other campaign can even come close to the passion that has arisen around ours and it is this passion that will lead us to victory against all odds.
I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people to whom it properly belongs.
Thomas Jefferson
netzorro nailed it
"There is SOMETHING going on here folks. It's called a collective consciousness. When this many people are on the same wave length and experience the same emotional feelings about the same thing it creates an energy that can change the course of human events."
In response to the $4.3 million raised in one day, many media folk said "What is going on?!"
Many of us assume the media is out to get Ron Paul, but clearly they don't get what is going on. Working in the media is tough...it requires you to leave morality at home and be callous about things. However, I believe once the 'collective consciousness' hits the people that make up the media, things will change.
I believe the last time we had a strong moral influence in society was a couple decades ago via Christianity. Political correctness ran Christianity out of corporate cultures, leaving a void. I think this collective consciousness is filling that void...and it isn't a religious morality that can be ran off due to its label. Ron Paul is definately Christian, but his message/movement is drawing people of all and no religions. And it is drawing strong lines between those that believe it and those that don't.
This morality, I believe, comes from the foundations of all religions and all other civilized belief systems. It comes from the basics of human goodness: integrity, hope, kindness, courage, etc. It is the 'hook' of all belief systems that stand the test of time: original Judaism, Yoga, Taoism, original Christianty, original Islam, Confuscianism, etc.
Further, it is a mature belief system...one that won't label others as evil-doers. It is available to all...thus all are draw to it. The more emotionally mature you become, the more you are drawn to this belief...thus so many are drawn to Ron Paul for being and speaking it.
American citizens are earning back the respect of the world
My country the Philippines had been the first annexed by America's foreign policy in 1898. Ever since, our natural resources, timber, gold, copper, labor, were depleted by american industry. and we became a dumping ground for surpluses[we were not allowed to charge tariffs to protect our industries from american products]
Neary a hundred years we had the biggest US Military Installations at Clark and Subic. The runway at Clark Airbase[US 13th airforce] is rumored, could even be used by the Space Shuttle if needed.
Economically, thru the IMF, Worldbank [the federal reserve's international presence], we were forced to obtain loans[money from nothing] for projects like a nuclear reactor built at an earthquake faultline[never used]
Worst of all, we were always "ADVISED" under veiled threat of sanctions--TO DEVALUE OUR CURRENCY-the philippine peso!
Ours is a tragic case.
The colonial policy of America took away all our natural wealth.
They took away our currency, and lowered its value thru blackmail.
They took away our natural wealth, and any other wealth we could ever generate, thru our labor,--for generations to come using debt [AID LOANS].
Now, the IMF and WB keep saying NEED MORE LOANS. Why? Because our peso is soo devalued[by them], we cannot afford to build infrastructure. And they tie it to MORE LOANS that MUST BE USED FOR AMERICAN CORPORATIONS. And if we will not, we are labelled "corrupt", or be given any reason under the sun, to prevent access to needed capital.
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Why am I saying all of this?
It is both a warning and an expression of solidarity.
This is a warning, because if you want to have a picture of yourselves as Americans continuing in the future under the current path--LOOK AT US! Coerced, living in fear, poor, robbed of our dignity, wealth and future.
The Fed/IMF/WB regularly intervene and label the Philippines as the most corrupt in Asia, whenever large American corporate interests are not pleased. Dig deeper in each issue and timing, and you see all the earmarks.
This "corruption" labelling is robbing us FIlipinos of our soul.
I am reminded of the way Ron Paul supporters are tagged "terrorists". Good for all of you, you can, and are fighting back. We, colonial america's foreign subjects cant.
This is also an expression of solidarity.
I TOO FEEL THAT TINGE OF HOPE, SWELLING UP MYSELF, SHEDDING TEARS WITH ALL OF YOU WHILE QUIETLY WATCHING 9000+ MILES AWAY.
I SAW THAT BOSTON TEAPARTY VIDEO ON YOUTUBE.
I NEVER KNEW I WOULD WELL UP UPON SEEING MT RUSHMORE, THE STARS AND STRIPES, AND WHAT IT ALL MEANT.
THE IDEAS OF LIBERTY. THATS WHAT IT WAS ALL ABOUT.
The video, "A New Hope", and "Our Power-Our Responsibility" has an even deeper emotional resonant echo[the ones that first bought tears to me]---That image of a crying soldier with a powerful song in the background "...we are all grieving...lost and bleeding...". That soldier who is cradling a dead Iraqi child must've had all his humanity tested.
YEARS OF LIVING UNDER AMERICAN PRESSURE, MADE ME THINK AMERICA IS A HOMOGENIC EMPIRE.
NOW I REALIZE I AM WRONG.
NOW I KNOW THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE LIKE RON PAUL, AND HIS VERY, HIGHLY RESPECTABLE SUPPORTERS.
I APOLOGIZE NOW TO ALL OF YOU FOR THINKING OF AMERICANS IN A BAD LIGHT.
I now have great respect to America's founding fathers.
I now have great respect for Ron Paul.
I now have great hope for America, and its citizens.
Only now, had I known it for what it really is. And I am proud and happy for my tears are of enlightenment. Now, I share the feeling all of you feel, it must've been the same feeling Ron Paul had over 30years ago, when he started his lonely quest.
Now, I am proud I have it.
We, the foreign subjects of the American empire, see that the empire has now turned on its own citizens to survive.
For what its worth, know that we are cheering you on.
We see what you now see, we feel what you feel.
In behalf of my country, we thank you. You all have given hope to us, as much as Ron Paul.
engr jcayeng
philippines
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Senator Alfred Beveridge (R-Indiana)
speech in Congress on January 9, 1900.
. . . [J]ust beyond the Philippines are China's illimitable markets. . . We will not renounce our part in the mission of our race, trustee of God, of the civilization of the world. . . Where shall we turn for consumers of our surplus?. . . China is our natural customer. . . [England, Germany and Russia] have moved nearer to China by securing permanent bases on her borders. The Philippines gives us a base at the door of all the East. . . They [the Filipinos] are a barbarous race, modified by three centuries of contact with a decadent race [the Spanish]. . . It is barely possible that 1,000 men in all the archipelago are capable of self-government in the Anglo-Saxon sense. . . The Declaration [of Independence] applies only to people capable of self-government. How dare any man prostitute this expression of the very elect of self-government peoples to a race of Malay children of barbarism, schooled in Spanish methods and ideas? And you, who say the Declaration applies to all men, how dare you deny its application to the American Indian? And if you deny it to the Indian at home, how dare you grant it to the Malay abroad.
Oh my!
Such a great response. Don't give up on us Americans yet.....there are still a lot of good ones here who don't agree with the way things have been going with our country. Looks like we are fighting for you as well.
Sounds like it is time to start your own rEVOLution in your own country.
We fought a US-Puppet dictator,and WON!!!
We had our revolution before. It was called 1986 "PEOPLE POWER" of the Philippines.
Tanks, Amphibious landing crafts, all the military muscle of the US-BACKED PRES MARCOS was met by PEOPLE, nuns, priests, workers, middle-class, intellectuals, streetvendors, from all walks of life---GIVING THEM FLOWERS, FOOD, ROSARIES. Please look for the pictures on the internet,it is very uplifting. IT MIGHT EVEN GIVE YOU SOME TIPS if ever MILITARY FORCE IS USED ON YOUR PEACEFUL RALLIES.
Then VP George Bush Sr, openly praised MARCOS>>"...WE LOVE YOUR ADHERENCE TO DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES..." 1981speech. while martial law raged in the country
and WHEN WE WERE SUCESSFUL, THE US "RESCUED" MARCOS FROM THE PEOPLE! The flew him to Hawaii, where he died years later.
IMMEDIATELY, US-BUSINESSES, ADVISORS, SPECIAL INTERESTS CONVERGED ON THE SUCCESSOR: CORY AQUINO. THEY LET HER SPEAK IN THE US CONGRESS.
MISSION[?]: "...The Philippines WILL HONOR ITS FOREIGN DEBT..."
Standing ovation, after Cory Aquino was DUPED INTO SAYING THIS, by advisers openly in favor of Marcos before.
We had our revolution. IT WAS HIJACKED BY THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE DEBT-BASED ECONOMY.
Several sectors were against this, coups happened again and again. One almost succeeded, until US 13th AIRFORCE F4 PHANTOM JETS flew over Metro Manila[capital] conducting "PERSUASION FLIGHTS" against the coup plotters.
It is the movers of American Colonialism that dictates the Philippines' success and/or failure, and intervenes militarily to "protect its [corporate] interests".
I've studied the US-Filipino war
It was one of the first imperialistic and one of the most treacherous military actions taken by the US.
After only a couple generations, the US government had lost its way.
"This is a warning, because if you want to have a picture of yourselves as Americans continuing in the future under the current path--LOOK AT US! Coerced, living in fear, poor, robbed of our dignity, wealth and future."
Thank you for the warning jc-philippines. I, and many others, hear your warning loud and clear.
Many don't know about true US history...you really have to go outside academia to get it. Once you do, it is shocking. For starters, I encourage everyone to read or watch Harry Browne's "Why do they hate us so much?" http://youtube.com/watch?...
From there, drill down on any and all military actions.
Once you see what is happening, the need for the message of liberty becomes even more critical.
It seems to me that the
It seems to me that the Philippine government is no more corrupt than those of the US. I am trying to figure out how each can be improved. The media suppression of truth is eerily similar to the Martial Law period of Marcos. The loss of the writ of habeas corpus is just what the Philippines had during the Martial Law. Is the US prepping itself for a Martial Law? We do need a little chaos (planned, planted or otherwise). If this happens, all the RP supporters who are now prepped up as terrorist will probably be rounded up as National Security threats in those bunkers that are being built all across the country?
BTW, the nuclear plant was built by Westinghouse, I believe, with no debate. Hence it was built on an earthquake fault. Halliburton, anyone?
Any dissenter were silenced; similar to Iran's Mosadeq in 1953? Elections rigged; No public debate of issues; rubber stamping congress (Batasan Pambansa); complacent citizen; disarmed citizen; crony capitalism controlling industries... I am talking about the Philippines, or perhaps the US?
thank you for trying to figure out how to help
thank you for trying to figure out how to help the Philippines.
Corruption in our govt is as much as the next government. However, the "corruption" tag is used further to silence opposition, or to silence when digging for answers-especially on why the economy FAILS TO SUSTAIN ITSELF. It is more like the "tagging" of "terrorists". The IMF/WB/Fed has near absolute power over our economy,hence, as RonPaul put it, CAUSES the artificial BUSINESS CYCLE of BOOM AND BUST. especially each time we start to either balance the budget, generate more production, or letting other nations have a crack at our infrastructure.
Now that I know that this business-cycle is artificial, it acquired a whole new meaning to me, when I remembered a TOP IMF OFFICIAL who said in 1988 "THE PHILIPPINES IS A BASKET-CASE". Ouch. and they themselves caused this boom-and-bust. What a thought-stopper.
And all Filipinos accepted this label. You have seen how a defeated people could be so tragic. The mindset is corrupted. We are "sheep", feeling helpless, jostling amongst ourselves for handouts from our colonial master. The master whom now I know causes all of this, and already has claim to any wealth we generate in the future thru debt.
Please, Please, Please. Don't be like us.
Fight!
Win your war against Tyranny!
Or join our sad indulgence of self-pity.
Thank you for the kind responses everyone. It means a lot to me.
Beautiful post
Now I AM crying.
Speaking of Mt. Rushmore & the Spanish American War, ...after we elect Ron Paul, America should remove Teddy Roosevelt's likeness from that mountain face and replace it with Pauls !
Was it under Teddy that the
Was it under Teddy that the gold people have was called in?
Teddy or Franklin
No, that was his (5th?) cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (in 1933 I think?).
Apart from his central role in getting the US into a war with Spain (that resulted in the occupation of the Philippines) Teddy did do some things that helped the bankers get their Federal Reserve system ... he signed a bill creating the National Monetary Commission to study ways to stabalize the nation’s banking system (after the Panic of 1907). Senator Nelson Aldrich headed this commission. I'm sure you can guess what Aldrich's panel recommended - a Central Bank. He also decided to run on a third party ticket in 1912, splitting the Republican vote and insuring a democratic Wilson win - Wilson of course signed the Federal Reserve act.
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WHOA... That is a powerful message...
I'm crying now...
That is SO powerful, it needs to be read by the PUBLIC at large in the United States...
Can we use this and send it as a letter to the editor of our papers here?
With a little editing for format, I think this would move a LOT of people!
BTW, you have *my* sincerest empathy and as close to an apology as I can give (I have for years -- since I learned the history of the Spanish American war as a child -- been internally *angry* at what the United States as a nation did to the people of the Philipines [and other places as well] -- perhaps now we have a chance to turn things around and make a better world for EVERYONE. But it's gonna take a lot of work, both by folks over here AND people over there.)
Oh that America could be the "city on the hill" that everone admired and respected once again -- and even better, a "city" that can praise and help others as they work and struggle to raise up their own lands as well !
It would give us honor if you hear our voices
Pls do. use it wherever you want.
My grandfathers who died were silenced. My fathers generation were pacified by the MSM/Hollywood. My generation is chained in slavery for Debt, imposed by the IMF/WB,and Fed. We suffer silently, while others are used to the chains, they can't see it anymore.
"..I have seen that we do not intend to free, but to subjugate the Philippines, and so I am an anti-imperialist. I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land, I have a strong aversion to sending our bright boys out there to fight with a disgraced musket under a polluted flag." Mark Twain 1890s
Philippine-American War Death Toll.
Philippine Military Dead=20,000
Philippine Civilians Dead=510,000[outright] to 1,000,000[diseases/conditions of war]
1898 Population=5,279,955.
almost 12% to 19%of the population, more than 1 in 5 had died.
American Dead=4,324
Initial Cost of Annexation of Philippines to America paid to Spain=$20million [$1=$14-$20 now] or $280M to $4B
SUMMARY
THE UNCOUNTED DEAD: http://www.youtube.com/wa...
Summary if you need this:
1898---------------------- Pres McKinley orders invasion of Cuba
Aug14 ------------------- USPres orders 10,000 troops to invade the Philippines.
October 24, ----------- McKinley comes to a decision during the night. He woke up and received an answer from God - there was "nothing left for us to do but to take them all, to educate the Filipinos, and uplift and Christianize them. And then I went to bed, and went to sleep, and slept soundly,"
Sep15-------------------- Philippine Assembly ratifies consitution,establishing The FIRST DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC in Asia
Dec 10------------------- Treaty of Paris, America "BUYS" the Philippines from Spain for $20million.
Feb 4, 1899------------ Philippine-American WAR begins.
1905--------------- Pres Roosevelt orders invasion of Honduras
1912--------------- Pres Taft orders invasion of Nicaragua
1914-1918------- Pres Wilson invades Haiti Cuba and Panama
1924-1926 ------ Pres Coolidge invades Nicaragua and Honduras
1954 -------------- Eisenhower approves the overthrow of the elected government of Guatemala
1961-------------- Pres Kennedy approves the CIA invasion of Cuba
1965-------------- Pres Johnson invades the Dominican Republic
1973-------------- Pres Nixon approves the overthrow of the elected government of Chile
1981-------------- Pres Reagan approved the CIAs secret war in Nicaragua
1983-------------- Pres Reagan orders the invasion of Grenada
--in 1934, Gen Smedley Butler, 2 time Medal of Honor Marine General [with Brevet Medal,one of only 3 in history] had a book "War is a Racket".
He said "I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. I helped purify Nicaragua for the International Banking House of Brown Brothers in 1902-1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit companies in 1903. In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went on its way unmolested. Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three continents."
This is why most people hate America. MSM glorification of America abroad is the only force that counteracts this. Today's internet infra bypasses this, and the truth is known on both sides of the fence.
Imagine the feeling when RP wins!!!
I can't even predict what I'll do! Sleep a great night's sleep for sure, like I haven't since the day I was going to the dentist and heard on the car radio about the planes hitting the towers and all that came after that!
I would love to have a place where we could all hug each other and celebrate!!!
JB
I got misty reading the VetVoice blog
Ron Paul is just the best. He wrote a compelling essay about veterans issues and to read the responses from these wonderful, courageous, beautiful people, I couldn't help but shed a few tears. May God have mercy on us all. With humility and thanks,
LivingTheDream
Tears of Freedom
In almost fourty years I have never tasted true freedom. I have been told my whole life this is the way it is, accept it. I have been told if you dont like it leave. I have always resisted this philosophy. I have always wondered why people think this way. This is the thinking that leads to enslavement. I can say without doubt, that this campain has given me the greatest joy of my life. All I can say to you, is always remember, the power IS and allways will be the people! Remember it, and teach it to your children. This is history in the making. We in our lifetime have the power to liberate the world. The world is waiting for America to breathe freedom once again. Spread the word. Long live the Ron Paul Revolution.
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I Cry Too...
Here I am, a man who has seen the Administrations of 11 Presidents and likewise the decline of this country over the decades. Yes, I cry when viewing many of the videos created in support of Ron Paul. I cry for this country, I cry for the enormous waste and massive abuses that has been committed by our politicians over the years. I cry for its future, both tears of trepidation and tears of hope. The tears of hope are becoming stronger, overcoming the tears of trepidation, and the more I listen to Dr. Paul the more powerful those tears of hope become. Our tears are not wasted...the Light of Liberty is being rekindled thanks to Dr. Paul and I hope I live to see the seeds he has planted come to fruition.
KEEP THE REVOLUTION GOING-
When he gave his great
When he gave his great speech in Iowa I got all choked up watching him do so well. It's weird but when you get to know him, he gets to be just like family. I think he becomes everyone's dad or grandfather, and your natural instinct is to protect him and hope he does well. So when you shed a few tears over him, dont be ashamed or embarassed; I think we all do, male and female!
Need lots of kleenex lately.
The vid with cafferty gets me. the one with the simon and garfunkel song.
Im with you, thats my
Im with you PC, thats my favorite video and I get a little emotional over it.
My favorite, too
For me, the best part of the video is the letter describing Ron Paul as a prophet , which is followed by "the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenement halls' and the Ron Paul signs all over.
Tears.
I've shed more tears in the last year than I have the last 30. I'm 43 year old man, a veteran and father. Mostly the tears come from the joy at seeing a real positive change in attitudes here at home. Some of the Ron Paul videos make me tear up pretty bad too.
The other thing that brings tears, is the tragedy of this war.
I dare anyone to watch this documentary (http://www.hbo.com/docs/p...) all the way through and not be brought to tears. If you can do that, you have no heart at all.
I had to stop it because it had me crying like a baby half way through.
See if you can endure 36 minutes of it on google video: http://tinyurl.com/32fpz6
it happens to us because we
it happens to us because we realize the enormity of the situation, and the consequences of it. We also understand that liberty lost is something to be cried for. As a man, sometimes I am uncomfortable with tears and prefer anger to them. Sometimes you can't help but weep. This song from Roy Zimmerman always does the same thing to me.
http://www.youtube.com/wa...
Share the same
Same thing happens to me some times when I watch Ron Paul video.
Let's do our best to take him to oval office.
Many of us feel the same way....
Thanks for this post. It is therapy for a whole bunch of us. Hardly a day goes by that I don't shed a tear. They are tears of hope, joy, frustration, sadness (sometimes) and a sense of urgency all rolled into one. I, like a good number of others, was making preparations to leave this country. That is until I learned RP was running for Pres. That's why it's such a powerful burst of emotion for me.
For reasons I won't go into, I cannot vote in this election. But, I am voting with my voice and my dollars. I have several friends and family that will be voting for him.
A couple weeks ago I had company for the weekend.
We had long discussions about all the issues that Ron Paul brings to the table. At one point I broke down in tears. I gathered my self and then said, "I'm sorry." "I can't help it". "I love my country". [Why do we apologize for it? It's stupid.]
At that moment I remember saying, ya know, I really don't care what people think about my opinions and RP anymore. If and when the opportunity arises, they are gonna get both barrels! I'm gonna fight! You can say you love me for it or, you can say you hate me. Either one of those emotions I can deal with. JUST DON'T IGNORE ME. This may be our one and only chance.
I think there are a lot of people that feel the same as I do,
Rob
It's great to put these feeling to words
I am as man as it gets.
I am as man as it gets and this thread tears me up.
Lets put it this way, bigmikedude sounds like mini me
and I've had the waterworks issue as well. I think its because I'm feeling something I've never felt before.... Hope. True, unadulterated Hope
I Don't feel anything is Funny!
I too find myself with tears while watching some of the videos. I think it is the fact that those of us who are intelligent enough to know the dire circumstances we find ourselves in can become very emotional when we experience the messages being produced and sent all over the world through the internet.
I find myself not being able to sleep or for that matter to even be effective in my occupation/career.
My mind is solely focused on "are we doing enough to get it done"? At times I feel I'm losing my mind but then an RP supporter calls and I find myself back on point working for Ron Paul's message.
My latest tears were brought on when I watched the "Europe for Ron Paul" video and realized that this was not just me but Worldwide.
In retrospect I hope everyone who views a Ron Paul video experiences a massive Emotional Awakening.
It's not the Man! It's the message and appeal to all good hearted People thoughout the world. The European Ron Paul groups only solidify my feelings.
We will take over this mess that was created by those who have evil and selfish intentions and return our world to the Peace and prosperity intended by our Creator.
We can do this but only together. This whole movement has humbled me in the face of my fellow man.
Jim Palmisnao
I think I end up teary eyed
I think I end up teary eyed because I've felt so isolated holding these ideas nearly my entire adult life. Seeing this huge and unexpected movement toward something I've felt so passionately about these many years is extremely emotional. To feel so strongly about something, to dream about it happening one day in the distant future, and wanting it so desperately but thinking it's so far off, and then to have it practically land in your lap completely out of the blue is an incredible shock. It seemed like nearly everyone I was close to thought this way and understood how important liberty is, yet we'd have election after election and see the libertarian candidate get 2% or less, I still have a hard time understanding where all the people came from... where the hell were you guys when Browne and Badnarik were running? I'm glad you're here now.