tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10734171.post1853596325475239596..comments2023-09-04T04:55:25.547-07:00Comments on The Smith Home: Wedding Bells are RingingRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03454288003881075328noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10734171.post-69132312410579287952007-11-07T11:34:00.000-08:002007-11-07T11:34:00.000-08:00my first anti-ron apul [uneducated/outward appeara...my first anti-ron apul [uneducated/outward appearace] thoughts were this:<BR/><BR/>i don't want another old white republican from texas in office. we've go that now and it's obviously not working.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>i'm beginning to see that ron paul, who is old and white and from texas is not very "republican" in nature, although running on the republican ticket. is this correct? i believe he is under the "libertarian" category, something i've enjoyed reading and learning about.<BR/><BR/>one stumbling block for me to adopt this fully:<BR/><BR/><BR/>libertatians believe that you worry about yourself, basically, right?<BR/><BR/>while i don't think military force in iraq/middle east is necessary, i really would love to see some serious intervention [by force if necessary] to put an end to genocide in darfur, and other injustices happening in africa. how ridiculous would it have been if america didn't get into WWII and the holocaust kept on rolling? [they say we didn't know much about it until after the war was over]<BR/><BR/>my sticking point is this: keep our nose out of other people's business is good, but what about using the financial wealth and the military might that we are blessed with to do good for those that are treated unjustly? what about distributing our wealth to decrease the level of poverty in africa, and around the world? training up and equipping the common man/lower class to be entrepreneurs?<BR/><BR/><BR/>i think libertarians believe that social aid [local, national, and international] should be left up to the CHURCH and other relief organizations. i too agree with this. [it IS the CHURCH's JOB!] but i don't see the global church buying m16s to kill LRA people... nor do i think that's what jesus intended... so basically i'm conflicted here.<BR/><BR/><BR/>also to note: i don't think other candidates are planning on diverting our military force/budget to helping situations in africa...<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>conflicted.<BR/><BR/>my heart says one thing, i have my doubts, and i'm not sure how to move forward on this issue.<BR/><BR/><BR/>sorry for writing so much....justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958805042604783967noreply@blogger.com