Posted on 05/12/2016 12:03:49 PM PDT by nhwingut
On the right, we’ve grown to pride ourselves on our greater openness to debate and ideas, on having no need to toe a Politically Correct line or crawl into a “safe space” like pampered college kids who just can’t handle hearing from anyone who disagrees with them.
For myself, I am so personally dedicated to this ideal that I even perform the great personal sacrifice of reading the comments field beneath my articles.
Yet somehow I wasn’t surprised to see Donald Trump supporters, those swaggering tough guys, turn one of their favorite Internet forums into a safe space where they no longer need to encounter criticism or opposition. Earlier today, Free Republic proprietor Jim Robinson announced that the discussion board would no longer tolerate opposition to Trump’s candidacy.
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I’ve been around Free Republic since 1998 when I discovered it and attended the march for justice. I’ve enjoyed blogging, and often arguing with other conservatives here. Now, I can’t sent private messages and all my posts are reviewed before they are posted.
It’s private property, and they can run it as they see fit. I’m not complaining. When the election is over, I hope they don’t expect those of us who think Trump is only the lesser of two evils, and not a national savior, to come back.
Amen.
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