Posted on 03/22/2004 6:22:17 PM PST by Jim Robinson
I posted the following statement to our front page in response to the criticism I'm receiving lately as to not being fair and balanced and perceived mistreatment of trolls and assorted malcontents. Got news for all, I'm NOT fair and balanced. I'm biased toward God, country, family, liberty and freedom and against liberalism, socialism, anarchism, wackoism, global balonyism and any other form of tyranny. Hope this helps.
Statement by the founder of Free Republic:
In our continuing fight for freedom, for America and our constitution and against totalitarianism, socialism, tyranny, terrorism, etc., Free Republic stands firmly on the side of right, i.e., the conservative side. Believing that the best defense is a strong offense, we (myself and those whom I'm trying to attract to FR) support the strategy of taking the fight to the enemy as opposed to allowing the enemy the luxury of conducting their attacks on us at home on their terms and on their schedule.
Therefore, we wholeheartedly support the Bush Doctrine of pre-emptive strikes on known terrorist states and organizations that are believed to present a clear threat to our freedom or national security. We support our military, our troops and our Commander-in-Chief and we oppose turning control of our government back over to the liberals and socialists who favor appeasement, weakness, and subserviency. We do not believe in surrendering to the terrorists as France, Germany, Russia and Spain have done and as Kerry, Kennedy, Clinton and the Democrats, et al, are proposing.
As a conservative site, Free Republic is pro-God, pro-life, pro-family, pro-Constitution, pro-Bill of Rights, pro-gun, pro-limited government, pro-private property rights, pro-limited taxes, pro-capitalism, pro-national defense, pro-freedom, and-pro America. We oppose all forms of liberalism, socialism, fascism, pacifism, totalitarianism, anarchism, government enforced atheism, abortionism, feminism, homosexualism, racism, wacko environmentalism, judicial activism, etc. We also oppose the United Nations or any other world government body that may attempt to impose its will or rule over our sovereign nation and sovereign people. We believe in defending our borders, our constitution and our national sovereignty.
Free Republic is private property. It is not a government project, nor is it funded by government or taxpayer money. We are not a publicly owned entity nor are we an IRS tax-free non-profit organization. We pay all applicable taxes on our income. We are not connected to or funded by any political party, news agency, or any other entity. We sell no merchandise, product or service, and we offer no subscriptions or paid memberships. We accept no paid advertising or promotions. We are funded solely by donations (non tax deductible gifts) from our readers and participants.
We aggressively defend our God-given and first amendment guaranteed rights to free speech, free press, free religion, and freedom of association, as well as our constitutional right to control the use and content of our own personal private property. Despite the wailing of the liberal trolls and other doom & gloom naysayers, we feel no compelling need to allow them a platform to promote their repugnant and obnoxious propaganda from our forum. Free Republic is not a liberal debating society. We are conservative activists dedicated to defending our rights, defending our constitution, defending our republic and defending our traditional American way of life.
Our God-given liberty and freedoms are not negotiable.
May God bless and protect our men and women in uniform fighting for our freedom and may God continue to bless America.
Jim Robinson
Jim You follow the Truth wherever she led, God Bless
Dittoes, Mr. Robinson!
I am proud to have found and become a small part of this wonderful thing called Free Republic!
BTTT
This was a great victory. The hard work, sacrifices, and prayers of millions, and sometimes even, one made a difference.
BTTT
I love that, can I change my screen name to "sordid malcontent"?
--Boot Hill
I'm behind you 148%.
Good for you Jim. Sometimes it doesn't hurt to remind people just who's in charge. It's worth repeating as many times as necessary.
Amen and amen. God Bless you.
Tempted to reply here but hey it's Thanksgiving weekend.
This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for Free Republic.
Thank you, Jim Robinson.
1. You joined just to say that?
2. Capitalization is your friend.
3. There IS right and wrong - how can you have gray without black and white?
4. Welcome to Free Republic. Discussion is fun and productive; dissent for its own sake is immature and pointless.
When you start out by implying that we all simply agree with each other, it shows that you have not spent much time looking at FR seriously. We have plenty of debate here, and people often question each other in a mature and respectful fashion. Points of view are stated on the basis of belief in something. Sophistry and "Socratic" argument will not get you very far here. State what you believe and let the chips fall where they may. You'll find out soon enough if you have any business on a forum that's intended for like-minded people to discuss events and find a safe place in a society that seems more and more geared against the values stated in our fearless founder's statement.
I also want to reiterate: Capitalization is your friend. It adds credibility and an air of respect to your writing. It proves that you have some consideration for others who choose to read your writing. I do not read E. E. Cummings because his disdain for caps annoys me. Likewise, I shall not respond to any further posts without that most basic consideration.
Im completely on board with this well written statement.
No, you won't be banned for simply disagreeing. If you've lurked at all before signing up to post this piece of crap, you would see that there is a LOT of disagreement on a lot of different threads. Freepers don't get banned for disagreeing, they get banned for trolling and for personal attacks, racism, profanity and violence, just as it says on the "Post a Comment" page.
BTW, is your shift key broken?
What is "respek"?
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