One More Ron Paul Thread: Art Inspired by Ron Paul

shemp · 12th February 2008, 06:56 AM

Today's "Awful Link of the Day" gives us the Liberty Editions Ron Paul Art Collection. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the prints.

Richard Masters · 12th February 2008, 07:02 AM

Here is some art inspired by Rudy Giuliani

D'rok · 12th February 2008, 07:25 AM

Originally Posted by shemp

Today's "Awful Link of the Day" gives us the Liberty Editions Ron Paul Art Collection. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the prints.

Mmmm...liberty goats.

UserGoogol · 12th February 2008, 08:21 AM

Originally Posted by Richard Masters

Here is some art inspired by Rudy Giuliani

http://thespinfactor.com/thetruth/wp...ini-scaled.png

I don't hate Giuliani, although I can certainly see that there are valid comparisons with fascism in that a very strong part of his political philosophy seems to be "tough government." (In foreign policy and in his cracking down on small crimes in NYC under the fixing broken windows theory and whatnot.) I don't even hate Hitler. Hitler was a horrible horrible person, but I also believe that he honestly thought that killing millions of people for being inferior was the right thing to do, and thus his existence was more a tragedy on the global scale than something deserving of hate. But I do hate Ron Paul. (Although not in a personal sense but more in the sense that one might hate spinach or rainy days.) I don't hate Ron Paul for his policies, (although I think his policies would cause significant harm) and indeed at first I sort of appreciated him for adding a new voice to the political scene. (In that I sort of half-heartedly support Ralph Nader, I feel that in libertarians are often "comrades in arms" in the fight against the two party system.) I hate Ron Paul for one very simple reason. His fans.

Many of Ron Paul's fans (although you personally are not a terribly egregious example of this except for the picture you just posted) propagate a very dangerous and horrible message. They are not merely saying that Ron Paul's policies are better than everyone else's, but rather they are saying that everyone else is evil. This "everyone but Ron Paul sucks" position is the worst possible thing that can happen to democracy. Compromise is the very soul of democracy. Some of the people on the Internet take this so strong as to feel that even Ron Paul is pretty evil, but that the entire system is so irrevocably broken that it needs a big shake-up to be made better. It is this sentiment, and not just power hungry politicians, that leads to people like Hitler taking power. (Or the Ayatollah, or Stalin, or whatever.) All this "Ron Paul r[evol]ution" business is just such a horrifying display of political cynicism that it makes me vomit with rage.

And I don't think these people are simply a bunch of nuts who have latched themselves onto a poor defenseless candidate who only wants to do his thing to help America. The argument could of course be made that I am mistaken, but my impression is that he does think the government is rather horribly ********** up. Perhaps it's merely because he is a libertarian, and thus feels purely on philosophical grounds that the Federal government should be hugely cut back, and that can be easily confused with thinking that the Federal government should be hugely cut back because it is irrevocably corrupted. But time and time again Ron Paul at least seems to associate himself with people who are saying the government is a horrible hopeless mess, and vaguely skimming through his articles hosted on LewRockwell.com he comes pretty close to saying it too.

Of course, this position is something a lot of Nader supporters hold too and to a lesser degree supporters of the mainstream political parties, and it is largely for this reason (although the spoiler effect doesn't hurt) that I can only partly support Ralph Nader. But, (although I admit that it might simply be that Ron Paul's supporters are very loud at the moment; or alternatively, it might be because just like libertarianism can exacerbate Ron Paul's appearance of being hypercynical, Nader's progressivism can promote more of an optimism by showing that the Federal government can be made better and merely needs to change its direction) I feel that Ron Paul is on such a hugely broader scale in cynicism that it just fills me with a deep rage.

Thorn · 12th February 2008, 08:27 AM

It's scary that these sort of humans exist...

ZenFountain · 12th February 2008, 08:29 AM

I made a couple Ron Paul masterpieces with Photoshop

Ron Paul is Jefferson Davis.

What's really powering Ron Paul.

Richard Masters · 12th February 2008, 08:29 AM

Originally Posted by Thorn

http://i.somethingawful.com/u/abraha...mentbridge.gif

It's scary that these sort of humans exist...

It's scary it was drawn at all.

ZenFountain · 12th February 2008, 08:31 AM

Originally Posted by Thorn

It's scary that these sort of humans exist...

Curious that Lady Liberty is wielding an MP40 as well, the iconic Nazi submachine gun.

Richard Masters · 12th February 2008, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by ZenFountain

I made a couple Ron Paul masterpieces with Photoshop

http://i25.tinypic.com/fy1mgz.jpg

Ron Paul is Jefferson Davis.

http://i28.tinypic.com/552bkj.jpg

What's really powering Ron Paul.

Here's a better one:

ZenFountain · 12th February 2008, 08:37 AM

No I think Wheaties suits Paul better than the founding fathers.

Richard Masters · 12th February 2008, 09:02 AM

Originally Posted by ZenFountain

Curious that Lady Liberty is wielding an MP40 as well, the iconic Nazi submachine gun.

That's Lady Liberty? I confused her for an effeminate Rambo.

WildCat · 12th February 2008, 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by ZenFountain

Curious that Lady Liberty is wielding an MP40 as well, the iconic Nazi submachine gun.

That's a man, baby!

Undesired Walrus · 12th February 2008, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by Richard Masters

Here's a better one:

The irony is that those things hardly ever revive a person.

Normal Dude · 13th February 2008, 10:48 AM

Wow, Lady Liberty needs to tell what sort of workouts she does for her legs. They are thicker than my torso.

Suddenly · 13th February 2008, 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by Undesired Walrus

The irony is that those things hardly ever revive a person.

That, and it is an accurate example of Ron Paul's understanding of how things work...

That and last I checked Ron Paul is not into the "living constitution" position....

timhau · 13th February 2008, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by Normal Dude

Wow, Lady Liberty needs to tell what sort of workouts she does for her legs. They are thicker than my torso.

I think Ron Paul is going to have a Crying Game moment with that 'lady'.

Suddenly · 13th February 2008, 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by timhau

I think Ron Paul is going to have a Crying Game moment with that 'lady'.

He still has the goat for backup. That is if Shemp isn't around...

shemp · 13th February 2008, 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by Suddenly

He still has the goat for backup. That is if Shemp isn't around...

I got his goat.

Dr. Lao · 13th February 2008, 09:12 PM

Wow, just when you think Paulistas can't be more dorky.

Get that guy some meds.

Pardalis · 13th February 2008, 09:36 PM

I always thought Richardson and Ron Paul would have made a good pair.

ZenFountain · 14th February 2008, 09:32 AM

http://rxpaul.blogspot.com/

I think this one may take the cake...wrong on so many levels.

timhau · 14th February 2008, 10:03 AM

OUCH.

I so wish I could unsee that.

mrbaracuda · 14th February 2008, 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by Thorn

http://i.somethingawful.com/u/abraha...mentbridge.gif

It's scary that these sort of humans exist...

You know, the MP 40 certainly brings back some memories.

shemp · 14th May 2008, 10:09 PM

Now the jerk gets into it with SA. Pop some corn, sit back and enjoy: Re: Howdy Clown

IchabodPlain · 14th May 2008, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by ZenFountain

Curious that Lady Liberty is wielding an MP40 as well, the iconic Nazi submachine gun.

That is exactly what I thought when I first saw it*.

*..."her" manly physique was a quick second.

ronpaulisright · 15th May 2008, 12:47 AM

Quote:

although I think his policies would cause significant harm

Elaborate. Because I think a humble foreign policy and a balanced budget is a good thing? I don't think those things are harmful.

Father Dagon · 21st July 2008, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by shemp

Today's "Awful Link of the Day" gives us the Liberty Editions Ron Paul Art Collection. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the prints.

My eyes!!! My eyes!!!

Axiom_Blade · 24th July 2008, 01:04 PM

I think this is still my favorite Ron-Paul-related image:

Father Dagon · 24th July 2008, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by Thorn

http://i.somethingawful.com/u/abraha...mentbridge.gif

It's scary that these sort of humans exist...

Improved a bit on it:

And could some art student please tell us the rules of symbolism? I'm not sure, but I suspect that symbolism follows a set of objective rules on how to compose the picture. Not just a hodgepodge of everything you just want to say or like. The original picture is clearly a violation of "less is more".

Father Dagon · 24th July 2008, 02:58 PM

On a roll. Just had to.

12th February 2008, 06:56 AM	#1
shemp Timothy, Timothy, where on earth did you go? Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: trapped in a cave-in with Joe Posts: 12,892	One More Ron Paul Thread: Art Inspired by Ron Paul Today's "Awful Link of the Day" gives us the Liberty Editions Ron Paul Art Collection. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the prints.
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12th February 2008, 07:25 AM	#3
D'rok Free Barbarian on The Land Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 6,237	Originally Posted by shemp Today's "Awful Link of the Day" gives us the Liberty Editions Ron Paul Art Collection. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the prints. Mmmm...liberty goats.
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12th February 2008, 08:21 AM	#4
UserGoogol Master Poster Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,074	Originally Posted by Richard Masters Here is some art inspired by Rudy Giuliani http://thespinfactor.com/thetruth/wp...ini-scaled.png I don't hate Giuliani, although I can certainly see that there are valid comparisons with fascism in that a very strong part of his political philosophy seems to be "tough government." (In foreign policy and in his cracking down on small crimes in NYC under the fixing broken windows theory and whatnot.) I don't even hate Hitler. Hitler was a horrible horrible person, but I also believe that he honestly thought that killing millions of people for being inferior was the right thing to do, and thus his existence was more a tragedy on the global scale than something deserving of hate. But I do hate Ron Paul. (Although not in a personal sense but more in the sense that one might hate spinach or rainy days.) I don't hate Ron Paul for his policies, (although I think his policies would cause significant harm) and indeed at first I sort of appreciated him for adding a new voice to the political scene. (In that I sort of half-heartedly support Ralph Nader, I feel that in libertarians are often "comrades in arms" in the fight against the two party system.) I hate Ron Paul for one very simple reason. His fans. Many of Ron Paul's fans (although you personally are not a terribly egregious example of this except for the picture you just posted) propagate a very dangerous and horrible message. They are not merely saying that Ron Paul's policies are better than everyone else's, but rather they are saying that everyone else is evil. This "everyone but Ron Paul sucks" position is the worst possible thing that can happen to democracy. Compromise is the very soul of democracy. Some of the people on the Internet take this so strong as to feel that even Ron Paul is pretty evil, but that the entire system is so irrevocably broken that it needs a big shake-up to be made better. It is this sentiment, and not just power hungry politicians, that leads to people like Hitler taking power. (Or the Ayatollah, or Stalin, or whatever.) All this "Ron Paul r[evol]ution" business is just such a horrifying display of political cynicism that it makes me vomit with rage. And I don't think these people are simply a bunch of nuts who have latched themselves onto a poor defenseless candidate who only wants to do his thing to help America. The argument could of course be made that I am mistaken, but my impression is that he does think the government is rather horribly ********** up. Perhaps it's merely because he is a libertarian, and thus feels purely on philosophical grounds that the Federal government should be hugely cut back, and that can be easily confused with thinking that the Federal government should be hugely cut back because it is irrevocably corrupted. But time and time again Ron Paul at least seems to associate himself with people who are saying the government is a horrible hopeless mess, and vaguely skimming through his articles hosted on LewRockwell.com he comes pretty close to saying it too. Of course, this position is something a lot of Nader supporters hold too and to a lesser degree supporters of the mainstream political parties, and it is largely for this reason (although the spoiler effect doesn't hurt) that I can only partly support Ralph Nader. But, (although I admit that it might simply be that Ron Paul's supporters are very loud at the moment; or alternatively, it might be because just like libertarianism can exacerbate Ron Paul's appearance of being hypercynical, Nader's progressivism can promote more of an optimism by showing that the Federal government can be made better and merely needs to change its direction) I feel that Ron Paul is on such a hugely broader scale in cynicism that it just fills me with a deep rage.
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12th February 2008, 08:27 AM	#5
Thorn Thinker Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 231	It's scary that these sort of humans exist...
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12th February 2008, 08:29 AM	#6
ZenFountain Muse Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 666	I made a couple Ron Paul masterpieces with Photoshop Ron Paul is Jefferson Davis. What's really powering Ron Paul.
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12th February 2008, 07:02 AM	#2
Richard Masters Illuminator Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,030	Here is some art inspired by Rudy Giuliani

12th February 2008, 08:29 AM	#7
Richard Masters Illuminator Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,030	Originally Posted by Thorn http://i.somethingawful.com/u/abraha...mentbridge.gif It's scary that these sort of humans exist... It's scary it was drawn at all.

12th February 2008, 08:31 AM	#8
ZenFountain Muse Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 666	Originally Posted by Thorn It's scary that these sort of humans exist... Curious that Lady Liberty is wielding an MP40 as well, the iconic Nazi submachine gun.
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12th February 2008, 08:37 AM	#10
ZenFountain Muse Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 666	No I think Wheaties suits Paul better than the founding fathers.
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12th February 2008, 09:02 AM	#11
Richard Masters Illuminator Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,030	Originally Posted by ZenFountain Curious that Lady Liberty is wielding an MP40 as well, the iconic Nazi submachine gun. That's Lady Liberty? I confused her for an effeminate Rambo.

12th February 2008, 10:11 AM	#12
WildCat NWO Master Conspirator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Albany Park, Chicago Posts: 49,098	Originally Posted by ZenFountain Curious that Lady Liberty is wielding an MP40 as well, the iconic Nazi submachine gun. That's a man, baby!

12th February 2008, 10:35 AM	#13
Undesired Walrus Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: London Posts: 10,892	Originally Posted by Richard Masters Here's a better one: The irony is that those things hardly ever revive a person.
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13th February 2008, 10:48 AM	#14
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13th February 2008, 11:58 AM	#15
Suddenly No Punting Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montani Semper Liberi Posts: 2,645	Originally Posted by Undesired Walrus The irony is that those things hardly ever revive a person. That, and it is an accurate example of Ron Paul's understanding of how things work... That and last I checked Ron Paul is not into the "living constitution" position....
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13th February 2008, 12:06 PM	#16
timhau NWO Litter Technician Join Date: May 2004 Location: East of Sweeden Posts: 9,685	Originally Posted by Normal Dude Wow, Lady Liberty needs to tell what sort of workouts she does for her legs. They are thicker than my torso. I think Ron Paul is going to have a Crying Game moment with that 'lady'.
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13th February 2008, 01:34 PM	#17
Suddenly No Punting Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montani Semper Liberi Posts: 2,645	Originally Posted by timhau I think Ron Paul is going to have a Crying Game moment with that 'lady'. He still has the goat for backup. That is if Shemp isn't around...
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13th February 2008, 03:43 PM	#18
shemp Timothy, Timothy, where on earth did you go? Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: trapped in a cave-in with Joe Posts: 12,892	Originally Posted by Suddenly He still has the goat for backup. That is if Shemp isn't around... I got his goat.
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13th February 2008, 09:12 PM	#19
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13th February 2008, 09:36 PM	#20
Pardalis Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Montréal Posts: 25,831	I always thought Richardson and Ron Paul would have made a good pair.

14th February 2008, 09:32 AM	#21
ZenFountain Muse Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 666	http://rxpaul.blogspot.com/ I think this one may take the cake...wrong on so many levels.
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14th February 2008, 10:03 AM	#22
timhau NWO Litter Technician Join Date: May 2004 Location: East of Sweeden Posts: 9,685	OUCH. I so wish I could unsee that.
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14th February 2008, 01:16 PM	#23
mrbaracuda Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 3,799	Originally Posted by Thorn http://i.somethingawful.com/u/abraha...mentbridge.gif It's scary that these sort of humans exist... You know, the MP 40 certainly brings back some memories.

14th May 2008, 10:09 PM	#24
shemp Timothy, Timothy, where on earth did you go? Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: trapped in a cave-in with Joe Posts: 12,892	Now the jerk gets into it with SA. Pop some corn, sit back and enjoy: Re: Howdy Clown
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14th May 2008, 10:23 PM	#25
IchabodPlain Graduate Poster Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 1,250	Originally Posted by ZenFountain Curious that Lady Liberty is wielding an MP40 as well, the iconic Nazi submachine gun. That is exactly what I thought when I first saw it. ..."her" manly physique was a quick second.
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15th May 2008, 12:47 AM	#26
ronpaulisright Banned Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,228	Quote: although I think his policies would cause significant harm Elaborate. Because I think a humble foreign policy and a balanced budget is a good thing? I don't think those things are harmful.
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21st July 2008, 09:09 AM	#27
Father Dagon Graduate Poster Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Stockholm, Sweden, Mater Evropa, Sol-III Posts: 1,193	Originally Posted by shemp Today's "Awful Link of the Day" gives us the Liberty Editions Ron Paul Art Collection. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the prints. My eyes!!! My eyes!!!
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24th July 2008, 01:04 PM	#28
Axiom_Blade Graduate Poster Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,748	I think this is still my favorite Ron-Paul-related image:

24th July 2008, 02:32 PM	#29
Father Dagon Graduate Poster Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Stockholm, Sweden, Mater Evropa, Sol-III Posts: 1,193	Originally Posted by Thorn http://i.somethingawful.com/u/abraha...mentbridge.gif It's scary that these sort of humans exist... Improved a bit on it: And could some art student please tell us the rules of symbolism? I'm not sure, but I suspect that symbolism follows a set of objective rules on how to compose the picture. Not just a hodgepodge of everything you just want to say or like. The original picture is clearly a violation of "less is more".
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24th July 2008, 02:58 PM	#30
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