Ron Paul recently delivered the following remarks on the floor of Congress. His words reflect truth informing power, something few in Congress are willing to hear. His description of the Orwellian world we find ourselves living in, driven by greed and the lust for power, are reflections of dangerous old paradigm thinking that must give way one day to a world designed to work for everyone, not simply the few at the expense of the many. And while you may disagree with some of the specifics of his words, in times like these, it is wise to consider his overall message. And its not simply about politics but about changing the paradigms of every discipline and institution that have become the tools of special interests. In my forthcoming book, I will outline the inclusive new paradigm world that can work for all of humanity. In the meantime, Paul’s words are a reminder of just where we are in sharp contrast to where we are told we are.

“Could it all be a bad dream or a nightmare? Is it my imagination or have we lost our mind? It’s surreal. It’s just not believable. A grand absurdity. A great deception. A delusion of momentous proportions. Based on preposterous notions and ideas whose time never should have come, Simplicity grossly distorted and complicated. Insanity passed off as logic. Grandiose schemes built on falsehoods with the morality of Ponzi and Madoff. Evil described as virtue. Ignorance pawned off as intelligence. Destruction and impoverishment in the name of humanitarianism. Violence the tool of change. Preventive wars used as a road to peace. Tolerance delivered by government guns. Reactionary views in the guise of progress. An empire replacing the republic. Slavery sold as liberty. Excellence and virtue traded for mediocracy. Socialism to save capitalism. A government out of control unrestrained by the Constitution, the rule of law or morality. Bickering over petty politics into chaos. The philosophy that destroys us is not even defined.

We have broken from reality. A psychotic nation. Ignorance with a pretense of knowledge replacing wisdom. Money does not grow on trees or a government printing press escalating deficits. We’re now in the midst of unlimited spending of the people’s money. Exorbitant taxation. Deficits of trillions of dollars spent on a failed welfare warfare system. An epidemic of cronyism. Unlimited supplies of paper money equated with wealth. A central bank that deliberately destroys the value of the currency in secrecy without restraint or nary a whimper.

Yet cheered on by the pseudo-capitalists of Wall Street, the military industrial complex and Detroit, we police the world with 700 bases in 130 countries around the world. A dangerous war now spreads throughout the Middle East and Central Asia. Thousands of innocent people being killed as we become known as the torturers of the 21st century. We assume by keeping the torture pictures form the public’s eye, we will be remembered as a generous and good people. If our enemies want to attack us only because we are free and rich, proof of torture would be irrelevant. The sad part of all this is that we have forgotten what made America great, good and prosperous. We need to quickly refresh our memories and once again reinvigorate our love, understanding and confidence in liberty. The status-quo cannot be maintained considering the current conditions. Violence and lost liberty will continue without some revolutionary thinking. We must escape from the madness of crowds now gathering.

The good news is the reversal is achievable through peaceful and intellectual means and fortunately, the numbers of those who care are growing exponentially. Of course it could all be a bad dream, a nightmare and that I’m seriously mistaken, overreacting and that my worries are unfounded. I hope so, but just in case, we ought to prepare ourselves for revolutionary changes in the not too distant future. “