“There is a lot of truth in what Paul writes...”
Trouble is that Joe Sixpack doesn’t understand ‘fiat’ money.
And for Joe Sixpack there are too many political labels. Liberals, progressives, conservatives, neoconservatives..plus democrats and republicans.
So intellectuals need to focus political discussion to regular people.
I’ll wager Paul’s supporters had above average IQs, so they may understand this stuff.
My adult children's friends who supported Paul are of well above average intelligence, educated and would have been typical commie college kids had they not stumbled across Paul in their eager journey to the anti-war/hate Bush demonstrations.