• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I would say the “let people die” thing would make him not a good dude.

    There was also the whole “I didn’t know there was a bunch of white nationalist shit in my own newsletter l that I put my own name and signature on.”

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Paul_newsletters#Controversial_content

    He for sure had no idea at all. I mean it was buried somewhere in the back where he might have missed it, right? It wouldn’t have been right at the top of the front pa-

    Oh.

    Well, I’m sure he changed his mind when it came to that sort of thing. After all, he was only- *checks* 57 at the time.

    • ivanafterall ☑️@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      I once had a Ron Paul supporter threaten me with her leashed, pet monkey–she said it didn’t like people who didn’t support Ron Paul. The majority of those people were next-level loons.