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Ron Paul's Warnings Have Come True: Rising Debt, Endless War & Economic Collapse

Published February 12, 2026 | Video Starts at 40:46

So you were born in 1935, you were 10 when the Second World War ended. So you've seen all the wars, Second World War, Korea, Vietnam, everything since war on terror. Have any of those wars made life better for Americans, do you think? Probably not. I can't argue the case. And it's control of patriotism that if you don't do this, you're not a patriotic person. (40:46–40:51)

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