Thanks, Mikey, for posting this.

I can understand why some progressives and libertarians would like Ron Paul, but I don't get why some progressives who should know better are supporting Paul. Any anarchist who supports Paul is just crazy.

Ron Paul is a candidate whose positions on various issues are easily available. If somebody is supporting him despite the fact that he supports policies that are inimical to your beliefs, then you are just a fool. If you oppose the current hysteria about "illegal" immigrants and support Paul, who is for stronger borders, than don't be surprised when your peers roll their eyes in disgust.

The idea that Ron Paul would bring about a smaller government is laughable, because it flies in the face of political reality. For starters, you just can't vote a smaller government into existence. Secondly, even if Paul got elected, most of the politicians would oppose a smaller government.

I'd like to know how much the Ron Paul movement overlaps with the 9/11 conspiracy movement. There are some ties between these and the Minutemen, so it isn't far-fetched that Paul supporters have no problem with his policies on immigration. They are anti-immigrant, so naturally they agree with Paul about stronger borders.

As an anarchist, I say that we need to abolish borders and give people true freedom.