Take care and God bless.
Yes, some of the commentators are, as such, that I would not recommend this site to minority friends.
As to “history” maybe in some sense but not the good one.
NeoCaveman: “Yes, some of the commentators are, as such, that I would not recommend this site to minority friends.”
That has to be challenged. First off, if there are comments here that are untrue or racist, then those comments need to be challenged, not ignored. Secondly, if the comments are factual, your minority friends would be better served by hearing the truth. The truth is not always comfortable, but would you prefer for your friends to believe in lies?
As far as racism, I have only encountered a very few comments that go too far. For example, you have Islamic extremists (who happen to be Islamic fundamentalists, i.e. true believers, btw) committing violent crimes all over the world, but somehow we’re racist for pointing it out?!? That’s where the Amish thing came from. The press makes it a point to NOT mention it whenever Muslims commit violent crimes, so we jokingly say it must have been done by the “Amish” who are noted for being peaceful.
Secondly, is it wrong to point out facts about minorities, like they vote for Democrats almost exclusively? Yet, what have the Democrats really done for minorities other than make them generally dependent on big government? There are certain factors were minorities are disproportionately represented compared to their percentage of the population. Is it wrong to point out their illegitimacy rate is ridiculously high, that they are less likely to be well educated, that they use government services at a higher rate, and that they commit more violent crimes than their numbers would otherwise indicate?
Perhaps your minority friends should start thinking about what is going on in the country and where we’re heading. I, for one, would love it if we had more minorities on FreeRepublic. I’m open to the possibility that I might have my facts wrong, but I’ll never find out if people like your friends aren’t willing to come here and explain their point of view.