A Second Hand Conjecture

Happened into a video on YouTube alleging that Ronpaul is actually a “luciferian” member of the dastardly and super-secret Illuminati / Freemason / Roman Catholic / CFR world conspiracy. Many Ronpaulists of course support Paul because they believe him to be battling these fictional conspiracies and secret societies. Which schizophrenic delusion will prevail? Who cares. It’s enormously amusing to see all the same.

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The explosion of enthusiasm for Palin on just about every conservative blog and media outlet has apparently gone unnoticed at the DailyKos, which is predicting that Sarah represents a divisive force, who will soon fracture and ultimately destroy the Republican party. Hmm.

Now, there has always been a tendency among ideological people to retreat to fantasy in moments of peak political crisis, when the ideological narrative they’ve been following suddenly runs aground of some protruding reef of reality, but this is almost too much. I’m not sure it’s even possible to be more comprehensively mistaken in a single political assessment.

In truth, Palin is of course the ultimate force for unification and it’s why she or someone like her was so desperately needed by McCain and the Republicans. How much of a unifier is she? When the neoconservatives and Ronpaulists like the selection, if you are familiar with the party beyond name, you need say no more.

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You’ve probably noticed that the catchphrase “last chance” (often in all caps) conspicuously appears again and again in the arguments of many Ronpaulists. Indeed, the phrase is repeated by them almost as frequently as Ronpaul’s name itself, as a kind of bludgeoning mantra. For instance: “Dr. Ron Paul is America’s LAST CHANCE against the Illuminati and CFR shadow government!” After seeing the phrase a couple of times, you may have wondered what exactly comes next on the Ronpaulist agenda, now that their last chance has been rejected by the public. Well, I found one possible answer in a graphic over at the Economic Populist Forum. Here’s a still of the relevant slide:

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