This is like saying that Bitcoin is a bunch of gold bugs trying to bring back something that never worked in the first place.
Hence the comparison.
Ron Paul does not want to take us "back" to something in the 19th century, he wants to take us FORWARD to something BETTER based on the principles which were usurped.
Ron Paul does not want to take us "back" to the gold standard. He wants to take us FORWARD to competing currencies which would include Bitcoin and all sorts of currencies that all compete to fill their own niches.
Sometimes, there is such a thing as a circle...