[ksen]

Anyone else notice that the Ron Paul divide falls about the year 2000?

I’ve been noticing that most of the Ron Paul supporters have been here since before 2000 and most of the Ron Paul detractors have been here since after 2000.

Odd.

[mnehring]

Maybe most of the Ron Paul supporters that have survived are the ones from before 2000, the ones after have felt the heavy hand of Zot?

[KDD]

You know Ron was warning about a sea change in the traditional conservative GOP as early as 2003. I’ve been watching with disgust the rise of it to take over the Party since then.

Ron Paul’s warning...

http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2003/cr071003.htm

[ejonesie22]

Well I do know one Ron Paul detractor who has been here since before 2000...

"Ron Paul and his flaming antiwar spam monkeys can Kiss my Ass!!"- Jim Robinson, Sept, 30, 2007

I think Jim has been an FR member for quite some time...

[lormand]

"I’ve been noticing that most of the Ron Paul supporters have been here since before 2000 and most of the Ron Paul detractors have been here since after 2000."

How much you wanna bet that Suicide Monkey Freepers (pro Prawn) with pre-2000 accounts are out numbered by normal Freepers with pre-2000 accounts?

[George W. Bush]

Anyone else notice that the Ron Paul divide falls about the year 2000?

Yeah. Actually we had more with Bush-era dates but they have wisely withdrawn and watch quietly to avoid the zot. But many of them are supporting Ron Paul in the campaign. Just not here.

Some of the others with newer dates kind of opused out, not caring that much for a restricted speech forum and I think it had something to do with all the bans a few years back of those who opposed the invasion of illegals. Kind of a cumulative thing they had about free speech in general. There are lots of free places to post now. FR is no longer the only conservative forum on the internet though it's probably still the largest.

There are considerable numbers of FReepers supporting Ron Paul. Quietly.

FR and many FReepers have banked a lot on Fred Thompson. If he can't make it, are they ready for Mitt? How about Rudi, eh?