It should be noted that when Ozimek discusses Ron Paul's "crazy beliefs about the probability of economic collapse." He is talking about Ron Paul's investments in gold stocks and gold itself. Yet, Ozimek, along with others who have brought up the topic, never, ever mention that Dr. Paul's portfolio has skyrocketed because of his investment in gold and gold related stocks. And that he is likely the most successful investor in the history of Congress.
But somehow this is not okay, according to Ozimek, but Romney and Huntsman have the green light to stockpile two years worth of dried food:
If Romney and Huntsman are actually prepping, what does it tell them about them? Should this be considered a “crazy belief” of theirs as Paul’s prepping is for him? I don’t think so. Their preparations don’t tell us much about how probable they actually think a disaster is, but rather reflect them adhering to a tradition.Though Ozimek then contradicts himself and appears to think that if Romney and Huntsman are storing food it is crazy, but it still is okay, becasue, and this is crazy, if others hold the same crazy idea, it is okay.
And at the very least religious beliefs are so widespread that I don’t think they all have the same correlation with other crazy beliefs as, say, believing an society destroying economic collapse is coming soon.Screw analysis, screw theoretical understanding of the economy, according to Ozimek, it's all about how many others agree with your crazy idea.
Crazy man, crazy.
