ron paul was the republican proto-trump figure and laid the groundwork of antagonistic sentiment against the establishment gop in america. he was the pivitol crossroad for american right wing politics. he was truly our first red pill. history won't remember him as the significant figure he truly was. teenagers to young male adults of 2008-2012 were enamored by his pro-freedom, anti-federal bank, gold standard, and non-interventionist views as a presidential candidate. during his run, corporate news including fox news would enact a media blacklist of him, like omitting his polling despite beating candidates that did show or sketchy disruptions to live interviewed veterans that frequently supported him. he was not only the start of the idea of "fake new" but also the first major memed internet candidate. this place and its precurser loved him. his loss in 2012 felt unfair and the fault of the establishment party. from once hopeful and idealistic libertarians, supporters started to seek solutions in other ideologies, bit it was mostly libertarian.
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