The Ron Paul Beacon

I am thrilled to be writing the first weblog post for The Ron Paul Beacon and have so much I want to say (as do the other contributors), but first things first.

Let’s start with a few words about this site. The idea behind The Ron Paul Beacon was conceived in July 2007 by a few members of The Boston Ron Paul 2008 Meetup Group, a patchwork collection of individuals from very different backgrounds who share the same passion for Ron Paul’s ideas and are trying to do everything they can to get him elected President in 2008. This site is part of a multi-faceted approach to raising awareness of Dr. Paul’s Presidential campaign in the New England area. In addition to creating, maintaining and contributing to www.RonPaulNewEngland.com, we will be coordinating a Facebook advertising campaign targeting young voters in the area.

My own introduction to Ron Paul came in early 2006 when I came across a few speeches on gold and foreign policy on his congressional website. At the time I was gripped by the idea of Peak Oil after reading an article about it in Fortune magazine. I went through a period of shock when I realized that I would probably see TEOTWAWKI within my own lifetime.

After realizing that our current economic model is not sustainable, I delved into research about economics, a subject I regarded with suspicion ever since my high school economics teacher failed to explain to me in plain English how money was created from nothing (later on I would realize that the process surprisingly simple, and that “the study of money…is one in which complexity is used to disguise truth or to evade truth, not to reveal it“).

As my interest in and understanding of Peak Oil and economics evolved I was soon convinced that not only was our economic system unsustainable, but also that our very monetary system was unsustainable as well. I was surprised to learn that there were alternatives to the systems we’ve become accustomed to over the last century, and that is how I came upon Ron Paul.

The more I read about him the more I began to suspect that this man was going to be a prominent figure in my childrens’ history books. His words echoed those of the Founding Fathers and stirred up feelings of patriotism in me that I hadn’t felt since I was young (and this was a mere 5 years after 9/11). So when I learned that he was running for President earlier this year, I knew I needed to get involved. He has things to say that the American public desperately needs to hear, and I hope I can do my part to spread the word.

If you are new to Ron Paul, click on some of the tabs at the bottom of the banner graphic near the top of this page, or check out some of the articles and links in the Media Feed to the right (linked to a del.icio.us account a few of us Meetup members contribute to). If you have any constructive criticism or ideas about how we can better get the word out, please drop us a note at admin@ronpaulnewengland.com.

We hope you’ll stick around! It’s going to be an interesting ride.