What was Ron Paul's Re-Love-ution about?

[Vort]

I remember Ron Paul running under the banner of "rEV♥Lution". I have never understood it. Did that term or slogan or whatever it was have any meaning outside of a silly attempt to highlight that "LOVE" exists backward in the word "revolution"? I do realize that Paul published a best-seller called "Revolution", but how did that (and the idea of implicit love) tie into his candidacy? Or did it?

[Guest MormonGator]

As someone who voted for Ron Paul multiple times, I never really understood that either. It was never an attempt at a "revolution". Ron Pauls supporters were just really passionate about both him and his beliefs.   

[Vort]

I should add that the 'E' and the 'L' were both backward, thusly:

rƎV♥⅃ution

I guess the whole word "LOVE" was backward, but since the letters V and O (or the valentine heart shape) are bilaterally symmetrical horizontally, it's not noticeable for those letters. Obviously, this was meant to clue you in that the word "love" was there if you read it backward, but it also gave a subconscious and uncomfortable "Soviet comrade" feel to the whole thing.

[Carborendum]

12 hours ago, Vort said:

I remember Ron Paul running under the banner of "rEV♥Lution". I have never understood it. Did that term or slogan or whatever it was have any meaning outside of a silly attempt to highlight that "LOVE" exists backward in the word "revolution"? I do realize that Paul published a best-seller called "Revolution", but how did that (and the idea of implicit love) tie into his candidacy? Or did it?

It was a grass roots iconization of "The Ron Paul Revolution".  IOW, the fans made it up.  It was never a part of the campaign.

The meaning was that it seemed that most of the major two parties were both warhawks and were touting the idea that you have to hate everyone else to make sure your side survives.  The claim, then, was that "Paulites" were about "live and let live" or "I'm OK. You're OK" kind of brotherly love.

Ideally, the "revolution" in Trumpian tongue would be "drain the swamp".

Edited May 9, 2020 by Carborendum