Ron Paul - Wait, what?

[scottie]

As an addition to my post.

I was not trying to say that Ron Paul is the worst option out there. Far from it, in fact. There are much worse, but that does not make Ron Paul good.

@ Samuel - you are right to ask for proof, so here it is;

That he is not a libertarian.

Libertarians support the concept of 'small government' - limiting the government's power to effect the populace. This is reflected socially, in not limiting people's freedoms, and economically, which tends to advantage corporations, hence they are seen as socially liberal and fiscally conservative. Ron Paul, by contrast, believes that the federal government should be weak, and that local and state governments should be very, very powerful. This belief is not libertarian. As examples of this, consider

"In 1997, Paul introduced a Constitutional amendment giving states the power to prohibit the destruction of the flag of the United States." - Giving state government the right to crush freedom of speech is hardly libertarian.

"In 1997, Paul voted to end affirmative action in college admissions.[190][191] Paul criticizes both racism and obsession with racial identity:" - Ron Paul believes in the free market, except when he disagrees with it. Then, the government must stop it.

"Paul opposes all federal efforts to define marriage, whether defined as a union between one man and one woman, or defined as including anything else as well. He believes that recognizing or legislating marriages should be left to the states" - Again, small federal government, big state government.

Ron Paul is for small federal government, not small government. He is not a libertarian.

That he doesn't believe climate change is a big issue
In an October 2007 interview, Paul held that climate change is not a "major problem threatening civilization,"
http://www.grist.org/article/paul1