Let’s read your defense of the thread topic, not whether you have seen it in action.
I do not choose to defend the thread topic. In fact, I do not choose, at this point in time, to adopt any stance on the thread topic.
FReepers are free to join in on a thread and express their disapproval of the impolite behavior (unnecessary aggressiveness) of other posters, without themselves volunteering a decided opinion on the main topic.
In fact, I do have an opinion, but don't believe that it would especially enrich the discussion here, so I will reserve it to myself for the time being.
However, I do feel that unnecessary rudeness should be critized whenever it rears its ugly head. Free Republic should be protected as a forum for polite discourse at all times.
Regards,