On 9/8/11 21:05 , John Smith wrote:


http://www.infowars.com/msnbc-ignores-winner-of-debate/

The people have spoken, and they said, "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!"
Regards,
JS


While The People certainly have the right, and the authority to claim
Enough is Enough, and make it stick...

They are, as a rule, not that committed. Remember that only about 30%
of colonists supported the Revolution. It was the commitment of those
30% that got the job done. Had there been a primary system in the
colonies, you'd be speaking with a Yorkshire accent and enjoying the old
age benefits of British dentistry.

Today, with, now, two generations of Americans for whom 'nostalgia'
extends no further than breakfast, the probability of finding a
sufficient population so committed is, to be generous, slim.

And while I like what Ron Paul has to say, quite a lot, actually, I
hold no hope that he will survive a primary system that's designed to
maintain the status quo by drowning out the voice of the committed few.

One way to get that voice back to strength, would be to scap the
primary system, and go back to a convention system in which the
committed can prevail in launching a campaign that is truly revolutionary.

There is little political will for this.

So, before you begin declaring victory in the name of the people, get
out and start generating interest in the uncommitted for Ron Paul's
pronouncements. Educate the uninterested mass in the value of his
thinking. Or to bring a marketing term into the discussion: Generate Demand.

Declaring victory in a USENet newsgroup, is not going to reach enough
voters to fund a decent yard sign printing. Much less carry victory in a
general election.