The 6 Ron Paul Conspiracy Theories may leave you more convinced than ever of how far out the former Texas congressmen Ron Paul has gone. For the past 40 years of his political career, the now 80-year-old extremist is still marveled at for his outlandish political views.

He’s a huge conspiracy theory nut, as we all know. Much like Project MK Ultra and Other Shocking CIA Programs, he believes in and has even come up with a huge array of conspiracy theories far from American traditional thought. He’s the heavy right-winged Libertarian Republican with few advocates left to his name, and the rest of the population convinced he’s lost it. So it’s a good thing he didn’t win the US presidential election when he ran twice a few years back. Ironically, he wanted to lead the same government he consistently bashes in his speeches and writings. Only God knows how that would have gone.

So as you browse our list of a few of his crazy theories, you might laugh, and you might cry. But either way, keep in mind that the media, from which we derive our sources, often likes to go crazy on politicians. Though we, of course, referred to only reliable sources (Huffington Post, TheNewYork’sTimes to name a few), it’s hard to tell what Paul truly thinks by simply reading his writings (possibly ghostwritten) and researching his views. This is true with any wildly infamous politician.

With that disclaimer, we present 6 Ron Paul conspiracy theories for your amusement.

6. 9/11 Theory

The Texas congressman believes that perhaps the 2001 9/11 attacks were somehow made in collaboration with the CIA under President Bush’s knowledge. The whole tragedy was all a part of Bush’s plan to justify invading Iraq, he seems to think. He even supposed the Bush administration to be “gleeful” following the attacks because now Iraq could be invaded, much against his own idea of how things should have been handled. A colleague he worked with closely even told the Huffington Post that Paul had “no sympathies whatsoever for the 9/11 victims.” Cold, Paul, Cold.

5. Relitigation of the Civil War Theory

Paul additionally believes a different strategy should have been taken in regards to the Civil War. Forget the Emancipation Proclamation. It was the government’s duty to buy and release the slaves instead. Sorry, Abraham Lincoln. Though if Paul had been president instead, we’re pretty positive he would have been shot a lot sooner than Lincoln was.

4. “Nafta Superhighway” Theory

Many conspiracy theorists, including Paul, believe in a system of both proposed and once-existing roads spanning from Mexico to Canada which would open North American borders and make the states more integrated, accomplishing the ultimate goal of abolishing national sovereignty.

3. “Zombies” vs. “True Patriots” Theory

In 2007, Paul was asked his opinion about a New Hampshire couple, Ed and Elaine Brown, who had refused to pay federal income taxes and, as a result, faced an armed standoff with US marshals that lasted 5 months. Taking his down-on-taxation views a little further this time, Paul not only defended but praised the couple, calling them “true patriots” as opposed to the “zombies” who pay their taxes like the law says. He even likened them to historical heroes like Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. Some say this is the closest Paul has come to publically endorsing violence against the government. We’d like to see him refuse to pay his taxes.

2. Early War Against Christmas Theory

Though a number of Christians would agree today, Ron Paul was one of the first to complain about how secular Christmas is becoming. As early as 2003, he wrote “Christmas in America simply doesn’t feel the same anymore. The Christmas spirit is in danger of being lost in the ongoing war against religion.” He also lamented about “Happy Holidays” as opposed to “Merry Christmas” greetings.

1. Social Security Slavery Theory

But number 5 in the 6 Ron Paul conspiracy theories isn’t the only theory he has concerning slavery. He also likes to say that social security and welfare is another rising form of bondage for Americans, one we have replaced Civil War slavery with. And wildest of all? Apparently forgetting about every Underground Railroad and Nat Turner story in history, he claimed “There has never been in the history of mankind a slave revolt. That doesn’t happen. Usually, men of principle who are free, free the slaves and then join the revolution. ” Hm. We’re not so sure.

So whether you laughed or cried or simply shook your head, we hope we provided, at least, a little amusement to your afternoon with 6 Ron Paul conspiracy theories.