Sunday, January 20, 2008
Ron Paul Revolution
It has been a while since I've posted. We've been pretty busy at Reel FX working away on Open Season 2. We've added 30 more artists since December in order to accommodate the footage. The animation and rigging teams are doing a great job (we combined the departments, btw). I am extremely proud, as they are doing top notch work in record time. It really is impressive.
In the midst of focusing on the job at hand at Reel FX, I have been spending most (if not all) of my spare time reading and studying things related to politics, economy, foreign policy, constitution, etc. I am ashamed to say that I have spent most of my life ignorant of the history of our nation, our constitution, and haven't had enough real knowledge to have an intelligent political discussion. I know what I was taught growing up, and a lot was good common sense. Much of it was based on my family's old school Republican roots. You know the good old days when it was about small government, low taxes, etc. These are good things. Unfortunately, never did I grow up hearing about liberty, individual rights, the founding fathers, and the constitution. Frankly, I had never even read the constitution until 6 months ago. Essentially, I knew nothing of what it truly means to be an American.
For the past year, and specifically the last 6 months, I have consumed as much information as I can and asked a lot of questions. What did the founding fathers believe? What is liberty? What is the difference between a right and a privilege? Are we a republic or a democracy...or neither? Why only 2 political parties? What exactly is a neo-con anyway? What is the history of our economic policy? What is the federal reserve? Are we still on the gold standard? What is the history of our foreign policy? What is the history of the wars we've fought? Why do we pay so much in taxes? What is supposed to be federal and what is supposed to be left up to the states?
For every answer I found to these questions, pushed me to ask another question. Along with the constitution I have read numerous books about the founders and how the country was started and why they did what they did. It has been both fascinating and frustrating at the same time. These principles for freedom are simply not taught or discussed anymore...not in schools and certainly not on TV. As a nation we have seriously lost our way, and fallen so far away from our foundation.
Which leads me to Ron Paul. Never in my life have a seen an honest politician before. Never have I seen a man who is so consistent with his principles that he has voted and said the same things for 30 years. More than anything, though, he loves the constitution. He loves freedom. He wants small government, sound economy, no taxes, and a return to the nation we were meant to be. Free and independent.
There are a great many people at work (and the nation) who have traveled down the path I have recently. As more folks begin to study, and learn...the more will start to see how important this election year is for the country. As I've said in previous posts, as fun as animation is there are some things that are simply much more important. Insuring we all have true freedom and liberty is the most important thing we can do this year (and in the coming years).
If you want to begin a journey studying about some of this stuff, here is a quick history of US economic policy, money, and the federal reserve:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYZM58dulPE
Also, do a YouTube search for Ron Paul, and then start studying. With that, I will leave you with this quote:
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" - Benjamin Franklin
posted by Bryan Engram # 10:35 PM 
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