Jun 25 2008
Lessons for Free-Market Activists from the Ron Paul Campaign
A decentralized system of organization has already shown to be highly effective in promoting free-market principles during the Ron Paul Campaign of 2007-2008. Using grassroots communication, independent websites, and major centers of online traffic, such as Digg and YouTube, Ron Paul supporters were able to spread the message of free markets and limited government to millions and to gather millions of dollars in donations without the involvement of the official campaign. I hope that Dr. Paul’s Campaign for Liberty will continue to use similar decentralized organizational methods to even greater effect.
The lesson of the Ron Paul campaign is that freedom-minded people do not need to remain the thralls of the mass media elites who seek to control what people consider to be “news” or
”the mainstream discussion.” If they are sufficiently well-informed and motivated, they can go out on their own and collaborate with others who desire a freer world. The vital question now is, “How can that tremendous enthusiasm once again be galvanized, this time to enact pro-freedom agendas and tendencies at every level in our society?”
Sincerely,
Gennady Stolyarov II
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