About paulie cannoli
Paulie was born in Siberia, part of the former USSR in 1972 and the USA is reminding him more of the country his parents took him out of every day. Growing up in the epicenter of the 1980s crack cocaine explosion in NYC, Paulie got caught up in the available business ventures and saw some of his friends die, and then became an activist against the drug war.
Through his involvement in the drug peace movement, and college studies in free market environmentalism, he became interested in libertarianism, and abandoned the Democrats after they picked the military-industrial-corporate-statist DLCer and drug warrior hypocrite Bill Clinton as their nominee in 1992, thus finally disproving the idea that 1960s radicals were merely infiltrating the establishment in order to change it.
Paulie became an LP member in 1995 and a life member in 2000, and has occasionally been on the executive committee of the Alabama LP. Since 1998, he has traveled the country as a professional activist. Between that and his earlier travels in the import-export business as a teenager, he has been to 49 US states and about 20 countries, and lived in a number of them. As a life long entrepreneur, he has also started hundreds of businesses in a wide variety of fields.
Paulie recently worked on the Steve Kubby for President campaign, has been an active member of the Libertarian Party Radical Caucus, an advisory board member of Liberty Consulting, and hopes to start a new national College Libertarian Organizing Committee.
He is an Anti-war, true leftist, anarchist, left libertarian, agorist, (r)evolutionary.
Paulie currently also blogs at Next Free Voice and occassionally at ideas from free minds.
Does she support U.S. intervention in Tibet?
He doesn’t really endorse McKinney, just the idea of an American Green Party.
He doesn’t really seem to be aware that there is a US Green Party, so it’s unlikely he even knows McKinney is running.
Hmmm. I can’t play sound on this computer.
He is listed at ryncynthiarun.org as an endorser, along with this video.
I can’t imagine her supporting US intervention in Tibet. Heck, even the Dalai Lama isn’t asking for that. But like most Greens, I assume she believes Tibet’s future should be determined by Tibet. Sadly, that may not be a viable option for a long time to come.
I’m a rare breed. I practice buddhism & I’m a libertarian. I know of many buddhists who are either Greens or Democrats (if they declare who they support that is).
As a practicing buddhist, I would not support US intervention in Tibet or Burma.
What does the Dalai Lama want if not U.S. intervention?
I’m not challenging, just asking.
For China to kindly leave?
There’s nothing wrong with getting the world’s attention and for private individuals to donate to said cause.
Buddhists in Tibet & Burma have been treated like crap, and China does in my opinion, has much influence on the junta in Burma.
And as much as I hoped it wouldn’t come up, I’ve actually received a few emails with people basically saying that I would get their vote if I wasn’t so open about my buddhist beliefs. Thats sad man.
For Lake Michigan College Board of Trustees?
That’s not sad, that’s pathetic. Some hawk looking for minor candidates to dislike for their religion. What the hell is wrong with this country?!
You realize that the religious pandering the last few decades will never be repaired, right. We’re fucked. All out screwed.
All in the name of ill gotten morality. Let the flames of their hatred ignite a sudden realization in the masses!
It is an all too common problem. In Charlotte we have a wonderful woman who would be a terrific candidate, but she is an atheist and feel sure she couldn’t tolerate all the crap that would come her way should she run.
As to what the Dalai Lama’s desires for others to do vis-a-vis Tibet, I think that both the Buddhists in Tibet and the state capitalists in charge of China are seeing this in terms and time frames I can’t even fathom.
Griff is hoping to join her campaign as Jewish Community Issues special aid.
J.G. – I agree that Tibet, like any other people, should be allowed to secede / remain independent. I’m just not for my government interfering in that struggle in any way.