[don-o]

After about 2 years of lurking, I finally join up and suddenly people are leaving? Should I take that personally?

No; it is cyclical. It is an emotional reaction to emotional reactions, The Terri situation has rocked Freepers deep down.

As it should. We are talking bedrock here. And, if Pooh can't stand the heat - getting out of the kitchen is a good move.

[softwarecreator]

Understable about the Schiavo case, things got ugly here and my opinions got mixed reactions in conversations with people I thought I knew, when we discussed this.

However, look at the threads about Pope John Paul's condition and you'll see what most of the people here are really like.

Maybe it was just the topic that caused people to act & react radically?

[mercy]

"Can't stand the heat."

Like you could bring any heat. It has nothing to do with heat. It's about hate, extremism and vulgar crap slinging knukle draggers.

I don't even value FR enough any more to write an opus. Not worth it. I visit for the freek show only.

What was once the nexus of a political movement is now a parody of "The Living Dead VII"