Ron Paul Thinks Some Of His Supporters Are A Bit Misguided As Well
Posted on May 12, 2008 at 4:04 pmRon Paul, the inspiration for Paulville a community by and for libertarians, has spoken out against the project:
“I don’t think that’s the solution,” says the still-running Republican presidential candidate. “You want to spread out and be as pervasive as possible.”
The driving idea behind Paulville — that likeminded lovers of liberty should band together — is not a new one. In 2003, thousands of libertarians vowed to move to New Hampshire as part of the Free State Project. Paul was no more sanguine on that effort, saying that population spillover from Massachusetts had overwhelmed it.
“They outnumbered us, the liberals leaving Massachusetts,” he says. “They wanted to pay less taxes, but then again, they wanted more government and they outnumbered the ones who wanted less government.”
Paulville, meanwhile, is much less likely than New Hampshire to attract Massachusetts liberals. But it does boast some green possibilities that a Northeast liberal might like. Snuggled deep into West Texas, the plot, according to Paulville.org, was chosen for its high amount of sunshine — the better to power solar panels and keep off the grid.
The community is structured as a co-op; freedom-loving denizens can purchase plots as small as one acre and are not required to use the co-op’s water or energy supply.
But dropping out and creating an isolated community isn’t the answer, says Paul, a congressman from Texas. “You don’t want the ideas to be centered in one place,” he says. “But it shows how desperate people are for freedom.”
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This shows Ron Paul to be both wise and not a meglomaniac. Of course Paulville is doomed. Then again the folks who yearn for such a utopia should learn a great deal when they try to put this into practice. Theoretical discussions of freedom are one thing, but implementing neighborhood policies that are workable is another. And, just because your neighbor is a freedom lover, like yourself, it does not indicate that he is someone who would be a good neighbor (he might insist that he has a right to look out his window into your house with binoculars).