You did. Rand Paul heard you before he even ran for office.

The next two elections are going to be incredible. The DailyPaul is going to light up like July 4th. I wonder how our movement will have changed. Ive certainly become more moderate. Thats just personally though.

I hope we are allowed to invite our friends. Election time people are going to be looking for answers. I want them to find them here. Like I did. Like we did.

Whack a mole is a crappy game. There has to be a way to raise our membership without making it a burden to Mr. Nystrom.

The DailyPaul has been the steward through so many important moments. Asking a community to filter those they invite is a perfect way to swell our ranks, teach those seeking it and embolden our community to excellence. So goes the DailyPaul, so goes the Liberty Movement. The DailyPaul is the torch in the hands of Lady Liberty.

is no excuse for ridiculous pondering on if negroes would be better off picking cotton. Please don't say you wonder the same. I know people who stand for liberty believe the opposite. I really respect you B_T. This cannot be a reasonable question to a reasonable person. I'm glad you do not see it as wisdom.

Everyone is Different, and that is the point of choice. People aren't necessarily destined to repeat failures of their parents. Proof = breakdown of U.S. government slave laws.

Some people are, and that's fine. When my White Dad married my Half white/half Mexican Mom, my Dad's mom didn't like it one bit. But now I can date a Black girl without the stigma of my parents' thoughts because they LIVED through it, especially my Mom.

They both worked for everything they had, no individual could encompass them in a bubble of stereotypes. F*** people who try, and thank God for people who do the opposite.

is run off the sheep who were supporting him. Those that understand what this is really about will not waiver. When the #$%$ hits the fan there will be less people running away from the fight at the front line. I would like to know the name of everyone who remains after this diversion. I want them next to me if the fighting starts.

are you talking about? Specifics?

That is a bold claim to make. Do you have first hand evidence to prove your claim? You might need to deal with yourself first. He was very clear in the audio if you had listened. It's a shame that I have to waste my time writing a reply to an ignorant response to a obviously erroneous corporate news article. I agree with his sentiments completely and wish you took the time to research the matter in full before posting.

Happiness is an inside job. Become secure with yourself and you won't have to bother yourself with pointless hypothetical arguments. His beef is with the state not people of color or otherwise. Quite the opposite.

as slaves, nor did he imply it.

I have to disagree. How does his statement imply people might be better off as slaves? Huh? Please elaborate.

What he is saying is, slave A (the colonial slave doing slave work) may be a happier soul than slave B (the oppressed slave who has merely been granted an illusion of freedom). And he's not actually advancing this as a solid conclusion...he's simply "a-wondering" about it. Allow me to render down Bundy's thought process for all those who can't get past their own conditioned responses:

Since Slave A represents an atrocious set of conditions (on which we can surely all agree), what the hell does that tell us about slave B if Slave A is happier by comparison?

does it say "all blacks"?

"Blacks" could mean some blacks. And the point is, we tolerate some blacks saying racist things. There is a double standard.

And he didn't say they'd be better off as slaves. He is comparing the slavery of old, with the current slavery of a welfare check.

Of course, all the forces align to support the growth of government and tyranny.

Serious or not, Chappell is a millionaire. Many blacks aren't so his perspective doesn't relate to a great majority of people (not just blacks). This is why many celebrities appear to be out of touch with the public when they make these kinds of statements.

Inner city youth being harassed by police because they are black for instance might have a completely different opinion about living in Africa and Chappelle knows this. Of course he doesn't have to live in a poverty and crime stricken area to make his "serious" comments.

and frankly I find them a hell of a lot funnier and more entertaining than most white comedians, (with the possible exception of Cobert).

If you like hard down black humor, listen to the Kings of Comedy! Hilarious even when they talk about white people in disparaging ways. Why, because it's usually true.

The Blue Collar guys, patterned themselves after the Kings but they don't have the equal opportunity to reciprocate with black humor, nope, we can't have that sort of freedom of speech!

He made a broad statement based on his life experience. He wasn't calling anyone specifically out or hating on any person.

As far as the condemning all white people as racists, I think MOST ( uh oh broad statement ) are so scared to be considered racist they go above and beyond showing how non racist they are. It reminds me of the movies when a black guy shows up and for the white guy to fit in he needs to make sure to bring up how he has A black friend LOL.

This world is so PC its just laughable these days. Hell, any so called racists that I have ever met or knew just ran their mouths among other white guys but anytime in public they wouldn't dare. I found it funny/sad all at the same time but they were just words as far as I am concerned.

Are there skinheads who are racist who actually go out and commit hate crimes? Of course but even among a bunch of skinheads most are all talk. How many skinhead or white on black crimes are in the news or happening lately? How many black on white crimes are in the news or happening lately?

I don't care about the GROUP VIEWS of different types of people because once a crime is committed it is a specific persons crime and not an entire group. One thing though is the fact that there are far more young black kids/young adults who commit crimes than young white kids. Is that a racist statement or just stating facts? Could they be shooting and stealing due to their current situation or is it something else? And does the above statement mean that ALL black youth commit crimes? Of course not but the stats are the stats and anytime there IS a white on minority attack/assault it is broadcasted EVERYWHERE.

The only recent boost in showing black on white attacks was during that knockout game media blitz but that sort of stuff happens all the time. As well as minority on minority crimes. The white guys however are known for crazy single shooter attacks, serial killing and bombings but lately with the ptsd and pharma-ttacks being done by other races who knows who will take the lead in those either.

The media uses stuff like this because it WORKS.

If we really want to get into the real slavery and atrocities that have happened in American history why don't we just all leave and give the land back to the indians and anyone who might have come here first.

We totally removed them from the country but allowed them small spots to setup casinos and get free fishing/hunting licenses. No one cares about what happened to them but some old white guy says negro and cotton in the same statement and all hell needs to break loose.

As far as I know he isn't going around committing hate crimes or harming non white people. I am sure he even has brown and black cattle so how racist can he really be (-;

Why is this such a controversial thing to say? Are we such conditioned automatons that we are only capable of reading into any comment exactly what social engineers have programed in us to read? Is there no independent thought left?

I ask all who think this is such a controversial statement: is curiosity a crime? Nowhere in this statement is Cliven Bundy condoning slavery. Nowhere. No matter how hard I try to align my thought process with those hopelessly afflicted with very sophisticated operant conditioning masquerading as political correctness, I can't draw anything offensive out of this statement. Bundy is merely pondering a very simple concept: who is more enslaved in mind and spirit? 19th century blacks under the yolk of colonial slavery, or 21st century blacks under the yolk of tyrannical government? One can come to there own conclusions, but regardless, I think it's a perfectly valid thing to wonder about. And no, it's most certainly not a racist thing to ponder, unless of course one broaches the question with the intelligence of a turnip.

Of course, Cliven Bundy is not all that articulate, nor does he have a knack for oration. He would have surely impressed all the pseudo-intellectuals skewering him as a bitter racist if only would have organized his thoughts more in line with the championed German philosopher, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (who so happened to wonder about the exact same thing, but who instead is celebrated for it and is immortalized by a very famous and lasting quotation on the subject). I dare say Goethe has even answered what Mr. Bundy is a-wondering about. He takes it a step further and actually solves Mr. Bundy's curiosity in the eloquence of thirteen words:

None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free...