Al Gore, Jennifer Granholm and Cenk Uygur on Ron Paul’s racist newsletters

http://underthemountainbunker.com/2011/12/28/actual-quotes-from-ron-pauls-newsle...

I could only find snippets of the newsletter(s) (link below). Let me first preface by saying I am fervently not a Ron Paul nor GOP supporter (primarily because of its current semantic manifestation). My man is Barack, I believe in him wholeheartedly. But, I'm also not a democrat.

As an Asian-American 80s baby, I experienced what some might call the tail-end of overt racism in America: the early 90s. There were a few confluences going on during this time. big business, media expansion, stereotypical ethnic representations, increased immigration... such racism and sexism just wasn't as socially policed yet. There was still on overall cultural naivete to a then-emerging hypercapitalism that saw information begin to sweep at accelerated speeds. This might seem nonsequitar, so I offer one rare good aspect of capitalism: more minorities=minorities buy=$$$=ads/tv featuring more minorities=more appealing depictions of minorities-well received image of brand to minorities=more $$$= humanly appealing exposure of said minorities to places and eyes underexposed or preconditioned to think otherwise=cultural acceptance=political correctness.

I think up until Ron Paul segues into his hypothesis about Gays, his argument is objective enough. Yes, those are generalities, but they do ring true regardless. And we all know "white man's guilt". I can ascribe to that, as a social condition (but it was only natural for some lingering generational guilt all things considered). There is some fear-mongering and it is a ominous harbinger for Republican doctrine today, but why should Whites be the majority in the first place. And also, rhetorically, it seems he ties White and Majority more into a financial correlation than any other.

As soon as he reaches his ranting about Gays, I think any defense of him goes out the window. Up until the last 3 quotes on the link below, you can argue a generalized claim for. The validity of the generalization is much less valid than the previous race based ones, but it still has some validity. But, I also think he was transferring some homophobia into a discussion more about the changing, alarming lifestyle of a generation.

At the end, he just goes off his rocker, and we see how social conditioning can limit the intelligence of an intelligent man.