>>THEN the person says we are are all quislings and should be hung
Just search for his name, the word “quisling” and the word “hung.” You’ll find the two posts that combined for the sentiment, the explicit warning from Jim, the response and then a bunch of threads various places discussing it. I thought Travis and I talked about it but I don’t see that still online.
Or better yet, take a look at his posting history and see it in context:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/user-posts?name=Travis%20Mcgee
Like so very many here, it appears that he got caught up in the passion of the Illegal Immigration issue and lost his objectivity.
You can see that on this particular thread (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1612338/posts)things were getting out of hand and Jimrob was telling people to cool it. Travis wouldn’t desist and got bounced.
Perhaps it is because he was so outspoken on so many other II threads that it became a ban instead of a suspension, who knows.
There are a couple of points that need to be addressed here.
The first is that EVERY website has its “pimples” (or carbuncles, if you prefer ;’} FreeRepublic is no exception. What IS exceptional is that 1. They’re highlighting our foibles, and 2. We’re not afraid to examine them. Painful as it may be, we don’t run away from the complaint. This article is a hit piece and nothing more than sour grapes from a bunch of rejects. By posting the article here and responding to it, we are disproving their claims.
Another thing that keeps coming back to me is that, unlike the phony “diversity is our strength” crappola that the left attempts to foist on all of us, FreeRepublic was created as a forum for like minded people (Conservatives). There is not litmus test involved to join, so lots of folks join in who THINK they’re conservative, and then bristle when the prevailing objectives of this site (or any other) do not match their own particular sense of reality.
Finally, the Internet attracts all sorts of personalities. One of the things that keeps me coming back to FR is the comments from members. FreeRepublic has taught me that Conservatives routinely do EVERYTHING better than Dhimmis. We are, by & large, more thoughtful, more articulate, better organized, more patriotic, and more reverent than leftists. Conservatives are inherently more funny.
Conservatives are also more brutal when provoked. When properly focused against our enemies they can be merciless adversaries. I’ve also noticed that some can be bullies. This PD guy was one of the more notorious. I am amazed that he lasted as long as he did.
Not every poster at FR has the equivalent grasp of language, grammar, history, and politics. With some, posting is second nature. Some struggle to say what they want. I get the impression that more than a few are lurkers because they don’t want to invite the “pukin dog” treatment. Mores the pity because I really want to know what they think, too. I believe that it is more civil here now, and that this change will attract more thoughtful conservatives.
So, a big raspberry to The NY Observer, Rebecca Sinderbrand, and the disrupters. Viva FreRepublic!