I joined FR about the same time as you after lurking for over a year. I’ve learned a thing or two here, that’s for sure; one of the biggest is that smartass and clever commentary is as educational in its own way as well thought out discourse.
I’ve also learned that it is truly impossible to have a cogent discussion with a real liberal. It’s like trying to reason with a narcissist. They will deflect, lie, threaten and cry. But when you look back on the conversation you realize it’s all crazy - making. That’s because they don’t speak for the truth of the matter. They speak to control. Fruitless.
Our only hope is to get to the do-gooder types, that really are good people, and speak some sense to them. That’s where I have found FR to excell—prepping me for those conversations.
I think FR is doing exactly what Jim wanted it to do.
Can we ever master truth that is powerful enough that it is the lefties, not us, who come away from the encounter saying “Wow”?